It depends. I had a Goldedge that I had to hone chip out of myself. It was a lot of work, but it just involves honing the blade until you've removed enough metal so that the nick has vanished. It went from a 5/8 to something close to a 4/8 (about half way between), but it's an awesome razor now. Is the nick a little circular thing? Do you think it'd be possible to hone it out? Pictures would help.