Thread: So I dropped a razor... it dented the bevel rather than chipped?

If you wish, however you must note that your blade is how it was designed, not worn. I would keep the original geometry personally. That's a nice old blade by the way, great shavers.

Originally Posted by shooter74743

If you wish, however you must note that your blade is how it was designed, not worn. I would keep the original geometry personally. That's a nice old blade by the way, great shavers.

And take a top side look from the spine. Usually you'll see that near the toe is is a little bit wider than at the heel, which means that the natural geometry for the blade is to be wider near the toe than at the heel. If you make the edge parallel to the spine, you're basically screwing up the geometry of the blade. And you'll see it in the bevels because then the bevels will get wider, the closer to the toe you look. Geometry should always be considered in 3D, not in 2D. There is a reason why those big W&B meat choppers are thicker near the toe: it's because they are also wider at that point.

In other words: don't.

This razor was ground by a master craftman and ended up with that shape. Changing the shape will not make it a better razor. If it did, it would have been ground that way.