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It looks ok to me. You might file it down a little in those spots. You can easily avoid that section all together and after a few lapping sessions it'll be a non-issue.

A picture might help. Its possible that edge chipping wouldn't effect the performance at all. You might even find many members bevel the edges down anyway. Honestly there is a lot of extra honing...

If you have a bad chip you can mail the razor out to get fixed and learn to hone after you have a good (chipless) razor.

I would recommend just buying some 1000 grit wet/dry sandpaper instead. ...