Thread: question on chipping

I hope it is coincidence ..

If you look at some of the high magnification pics of steel though, it would not surprise you that a piece flaked away just from use...

+1 with Gugi raising a slurry on the 4k will make it cut fast, and if it were in my hands I would be doing circles too...
It seems that many have forgot the fact that we used JUST a Norton 4/8 to do just about anything not so long ago... Slurry and circles on a 4k will cut a new bevel almost as fast a 1k... Take it steady and forget the chip is there, work the whole edge so it stays nice and even, you do not want to create a flat spot where the chip was from working only that spot...

Good luck...

Edit: Sham is right of course about the 1k if you have one.... You only mentioned the 4k so I just made the assumtion that was all you had to work with..

I would agree that if the chipping is visible in the microscope, but not the eye, the Norton 4K would work fine. A set of two of forty firm circles until gone should definitely work. Follow with 40 no pressure circles and 5-10 X strokes and you should be ready to move to the 8K. You can use Glen's test of easily shaving arm hair at this point if all looks good.

Have fun,

Lynn

Breadknife? Did someone say breadknife? That's grounds for immediate execution.

Like the guys said use your hones to take it out.

2 razors with flaws in exactly the same spot? One explanation not mentioned so far... when your closing the razor the edge may be catching on a scale?
Look at the scales closely and see if you can find a spot where the edge is catching.

Just a possibility,

Update, for me this was unchartered territory while I am comfortable touching up an edge that was all I ever done,

As noted the 4k is my most coarse stone, I also have chinese 12k(?) a kanayama, a yellow coticle and a dmt eee extra fine

I followed Lynn's advice above but only after repeatedly watching his video's here http://straightrazorpalace.com/honin...tml#post426773 as I had never done cirlces before only x strokes.

I soaked my Norton 4k/8k then lapped both sides then created a slurry on the 4k and did as instructed on the 4k then moving to the 8k and testing on my arm, the nicks are gone and so is a large patch of arm hair , I plan on shave testing them before moving to a finer stone if necessary.

Thanks again to all for the suggestions and especially Lynn for the videos.

Originally Posted by crankymoose

testing on my arm, the nicks are gone and so is a large patch of arm hair ,

That is known as razor mange and it can spread fast if you ain't careful. Good luck with the shave.