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NO, that blade needs the hollow finished & a total polish, besides the broken tang. A lot of work left on it and definitely not for a beginner shaver. More for the likes of someone who wants to try...

I didn't use rods, but some scraps of the many exotic hardwoods I have around. My "spiderman" instincts kicked in warning me like a ten-thousandth of a second before I snapped it. I guess I knew I...

If someone wants that one that I broke & will actually braze it or solder it together, they are welcomed to it at no cost, just shipping. Would love to see it go to work as I intended it to. I'm...

I really doubt you could solder one back together without destroying the temper. One that is more broken on the tang than where the tang and blade join may be a possibility...

I think it could have been...

Anybody who is "doing something", whether it's restoring, honing, or making WILL break something sometime. This is the second blade that I have personally broken,...

I don't know about straightening the tang, but i've only tried this once. Maybe there was a stressed point at one of the jibbs. Probably 5-6 hours of work here too...:

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I did that to one that I had made about a month ago right after heat treatment & it broke about the same spot. Makes you sick doesn't it...

At least you have some nice scales for "standbye"....