Thread: Can a crack be fixed ?

Newb question here .. one of the 3 razors from Grandpa that I sent a few weeks ago to Bill Ellis was a Dubl Duck GoldenEdge.. and was a little rusty.. Well.. I hate to admit this.. but while using 0000 steel wool on the blade to get the rust off while holing it under water, I set it on the edge of the sink and accidentally put some weight on it and the razor edge snapped about 1/16" or 1/8" up into the middle where it's hollowed out.. Did I just destroy this and will Bill tell me it's trash??



Jeff

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.

Well... let me try a custom picture.. lol .. as the razors at Mr Ellis' place awaiting review with the other two razors.. Here's what I think happened and how it looks ...

Jeff

Oh, okay. That's a pretty substantial crack. I thought you were talking about something that could have been honed out. Short of welding that thing back together, I'm pretty sure it's a lost cause.

....oh.... my .... god ..... my Grandpa' Dubl Duck.. broken by me.. an idiot .. god ....

That is a big crack. If the blade is large 13/16+ it can possibly be ground down but for anything smaller I am afraid the news might not be good.