Thread: Question re chip in blade.

I have a blade that would be highly sought after except that it has a chip in the blade as shown in the attached photos. It is an 8/8 Wade & Butcher 1/2 hollow ground meat cleaver which approximates grind V as shown in the attached Henckels diagram. The blade needs and would respond well to restoration, having staining and slight pitting in only one area. You can get a better idea of the size of the blade by noting that the paper I have it on is 1/4" quadrille.

The problem is this 1/16" chip. Due to the size and grind of the blade, I believe grinding the surface flush to the chip, and then reestablishing a hone would work well and produce a nice functional razor. I will eventually sell it, and of course would disclose what I'd done. I also planned to have it re-scaled.

So, does anyone have advise or an opinion on this? Should I leave it as is or fix and restore it? Would you have it ground by someone with a tangential grinder like Joe C. or could I do this myself with sandpaper?

Thanks,
John