Is she a goner?

[asudue86]

Last night while stropping my Ohio Farmer 5/8 straight I noticed I had a few "streaks" or scratches on my strop after the first few passes. I instantly cited it as poor stropping and began going slower only to find that these streaks persisted. Upon further inspection of my razor I noticed what appears to be a small "chip" missing in the blade.

I bought the razor on ebay for not very much this past summer and I have enjoyed it very much. I also own a Ralph Aust I bought from SRD and it is a superior shaver, but I don't use it much because I didn't want to run the risk of damaging it as I am still learning this fine craft (started last March and I use both straights and DE's at times. I enjoy the straights but just don't always have the time with my travel schedule but that's another story). Anyway I bought the Ohio Farmer to practice and train on but now that it appears to be damaged I am very saddened by this. Would it be worth repairing and can it be repaired?

I have attached a picture. I apologize for the quality. I took it with an Iphone and the camera had a hard time picking up the edge and focusing on it. The notched out part is near the end of the blade. If you look hard on the first picture you can see a spot on the blade where it dips

[Martin103]

Your razor will be fine, just needs a good honing job.

[mglindo]

+1 on the honing.


Mike

[Utopian]

That hardly even reaches the level of a repair. I assure you that is an easy honing job and it can easily made good as new. Don't worry at all.

[engine46]

Hardly noticeable. A good honing by a professional honemeister would be good for it.

[Firefighter2]

Not gone, just on hiatus. Still lots of meat left on that.