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Indeed! That's customer service over and above the norm. Superb!

Here are the pics anyway :)

You can see the chip along with the little line it sits on. It does look smaller than it looks in my head!
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I don't think it's a crack, just a vein making a natural weak point.

Thanks everyone. I think I will just be careful and hone from the good side. :)

I removed the vendor name. I am not unhappy with the stone, and wasn't trying to imply that the service or product I received was substandard. I was really after a way to fix the problem.

I will...

I bought a Coticule bout a few weeks ago, and was very happy. Unfortunately, I have now noticed a chip on the edge, that I suspect may have appeared since I bought it. I have been very careful with...