I have a Wade & Bucher near wedge, smiling edge, round tip, barber's notch, bone scales, a classic. It has a deep surface scratch where the round point transitions to the edge extending toward the spine. I noticed the scratch last week under the microscope but last night while resetting the bevel I exposed it to the edge and it looks like a crack waiting to run the length of the scratch. At this point the crack runs from the edge almost to the back of the bevel and based on the location and depth of the scratch I would say this is never going to hone out. If I were to reprofile the end to remove the scratch I would loose the barbers notch and shorten the blade a bit. I finished the honeing and it gave me a very smooth shave this morning. So my question; Is this razor ready for retirement or is it worth regrinding to a different profile? Any other suggestion are certainly welcome. Sorry I have no pictures but I don't have a digital microscope.
John