Thread: Helje blade beyond repair?

Hi

I have no experience with chipped blades. I would like to know if it would be possible and advisable to restore this blade or should I just leave it alone. It's about 1.8 cm (under 6/8) wide in that area.

Some pics:




Thanks.

Yes, pretty easily. You are going to have to remove the rust first, so leave the chipping for later. You could start hand sanding at 320 or 400, then move up to 600-800, then 1200-1500, then 2k grit, buff w/ automotive swirl remover, then a chrome safe metal polish. Once you get the blade ready to hone, then worry about the chipping; which isn't that bad. You could go the breadknifing route (gssixgun has youtube vids for that). Or you could start with a 600, 800, or even
1k stone and do x-strokes or straight strokes until the edge is even again, then start setting your bevel. You could do the restore yourself, and I would honestly advise sending it to be honed; but stay in contact w/that person and ask what they did from start to finish, so that when you start honing (if you aren't already, you didn't say), you can replicate the process if you need to on another razor down the line.

That should be easily fixed, tape the spine and put her on a 1K stone.

2nd....

Whoa,

Before you do anything with that blade, try to set the bevel with it. That razor has seen a grinder, I hope the steel is still good and not lost it's temper. Add a layer of tape, or two, and sit down with your stones to see if it will take an edge or if it will just crumble.

Where are you from Allan? If you are close to me, I'll be glad to help you to see if it's worth hand polishing it out.

Thank you all for your replies.

Shooter, I was afraid of something bad like that. How can you tell it has seen a grinder? Thinking it's probably better not to touch it and see if I can return it.

Thanks so much for your help but I'm in Europe.

I've made a few razors and if you look at the pics above you can see the deep grind marks, just as one looks as they come off the belt grinder. Every Helje I have come into contact with has had a very smooth finish that wouldn't need any smoothing out of grind marks. I'm not saying that the heat treatment/temper is blown, the only way to tell that is to put it to the stones. If you paid a mint for it, then I would consider returning it.