How is THIS possible?

**LX_Emergency** · 02-01-2007, 05:42 AM

Ahw, that's a shame. I really feel for you.

**jnich67** · 02-01-2007, 02:19 PM

You have my sympathies.

I suppose most of us will experience something like this eventually.

A few weeks ago I dropped my new 6/8 revisor - and yes I stupidly tried to catch it on the way down

. I hadn't used it yet and I was terrified to even look at the blade. Luckily it survived unharmed.

Jordan

**JerseyLawyer** · 02-01-2007, 03:28 PM

That is a shame, really. Like everyone else, I suspect, I had a sympathetic shiver at the damage done to your razor.

Yes, I suppose now we do know how some of the ebay razors got that way. But now you can sell it and claim it's a corn razor, or that it was designed to shave around moles/moustaches/goatees.

**honedright** · 02-01-2007, 04:26 PM

Originally Posted by michel

AND now the real question. How is this possible? The razor was closed when it dropped out of my hands on the floor. And when I looked at it this big piece was out!
michel

Answer: Murphy's law.
Murphy's Constant: Matter will be damaged in direct proportion to its value.

My condolences

Scott

**RichZ** · 02-01-2007, 04:27 PM

Wow nasty. Sorry about that.

**Mike Blue** · 02-01-2007, 06:34 PM

1. The drop was a shock to the blade no matter the protection. All that's needed is a degree or two of flexion on these very hard blades.

2. From the look of the break, the blade was only hardened to the top of the fractured piece. This is very similar to a chip fracture in a Japanese sword. It follows along the hardening line (temper line as inappropriately used by most of us) to prevent the whole blade from coming apart.

3. I've seen alot of commercial knives with similar fractures, especially stainless. Hard equals the risk of brittle.

**jaegerhund** · 02-01-2007, 06:37 PM

Get out the TIG welder --man that would be a feat.

Justin

**JerseyLawyer** · 02-01-2007, 06:45 PM

Originally Posted by jaegerhund

Get out the TIG welder --man that would be a feat.

Justin

I think the only way to "fix" a blade like this would be to melt it down and make a new one.

**jaegerhund** · 02-01-2007, 06:55 PM

Originally Posted by JerseyLawyer

I think the only way to "fix" a blade like this would be to melt it down and make a new one.

or just call it by some specialized name --- 'a grooved razor" , "channel razor", "spokeshave razor" for those hard to get areas.

justin

**Padron** · 02-01-2007, 07:43 PM

Wow,

That sucks, sorry for your loss of a nice razor...

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