Some times you get lucky

[Hardegg]

I came back to straigh shaving about 1.5 months ago (give or take) about 3 or so weeks ago I watch the video about restoring razors and thought it was the neatest thing I'd seen in a while. everysince I've been hitting the antique stores as I remembered seeing razors in those types of places but was not in the market at the time. So about 2 weeks ago while on a bike trip to southern Texas I stopped in my 3rd antique store and they had several razors for sale. Some of the blades had excessive wear (the blade was mishapen) etc, one brass back which I had never seen and was leary of knowing how brass wears, But they had one there that had a nice shaped blade and the scales were in fairley good shape. the coffin it was in was taped up on one end but it was the blade I was after so I picked it up.

the markings on the blade were of Wade and Butcher Sheffield with the circle B and arrow etched in the tang. One of the mentors on this board has generously offered to put an edge on it for me, but we couldn't get together till the 16th (next week) and it's driving me nuts not being able to try it yet. I cleaned it up with mother's polish and strop it everyother day or so just out of boredom and anticipation.

Sorry the point of this ( I do everything from my phone but left it at home today) about 1/4" down from the spine is a hairline crack parallel to the edge of the blade - about 1/8 long maybe more. I don't think it will effect the shave. I've only been able to find 2 resembling it on line and one show's the same type of crack.
Is this a common occurance with the hollow point (Barber notch - or what ever it's called)?

[RezDog]

Pictures would sure make that story a little more exciting! It may not be a crack. There is often a line that corrodes into the blade and often on both sides, right where the blade contacts the scales, and it happens more with horn scales. It is hard say at this point, but it is that it sounds like to me. Post a picture when you can.

[Haroldg48]

^^^^Good input you're getting from Shaun (RezDog). ^^^

[Pringr]

Yes, we like pictures..

[Hardegg]

Not a real good shot but I'm still learning this thing.

[Crawler]

Set your camera to "macro" (represented by a flower, usually), and try to get an in-focus shot of the front 1/3rd of the blade. That would likely allow a proper diagnosis of crack vs. corrosion.

[RezDog]

At the point of thickness that the blade is at that point I am going to say that is a corrosion line and it is quite common.

[puketui41]

Scratch your fingernail or a pin inside the barber's notch, in line with the mark. If its splitting you'll feel it. It looks too high to be a split. The ones I've seen were all full hollow grinds and the split developed at the point where the blade starts to rapidly widen, that being the point where any flexing stress is focussed.

[Wullie]

Take more than that to hurt that old warrior. As has been said, it just a bit of corrosion.

We'll get it shaving in no time.

[sharptonn]

Yep. A recent (albeit silly) thread brings that phenomenon to light!
http://straightrazorpalace.com/razor...-toe-line.html