Thread: Chipped right in the middle of the blade

I have a razor coming to me that I purchased knowing that it had a chip in the middle of the blade. How difficult is this to repair and can it be determined by these photos if there will be substantial loss to the razor's width to correct this issue. I realize a diagnosis from a photo is not the same as holding the razor in your hand. I just want to know how big of an issue this cjhip might end up being. Thanks!

No expert here but aside from taking a decent amount of time to hone the chip out, it should not be too difficult to do. You will loose some width in the blade and may need to do some reshaping on the shoulders because of it. I would also inspect closely around the chipped area for cracks before even starting on the chip removal.

Bob

I am not an expert. I have removed chips that looked worse than this one. On a course stone or diamond hone I draw the edge across the hone until the chip is gone. You have to be extremely careful. Hold the blade perpendicular to the hone and only enough pressure to keep contact with the hone. In your case you will lose the dept of the chip. Then you will need to reset the bevel and hone the razor. Time consuming. You may be better sending it to a professional. Good luck.

I'm not the best around by any stretch, I have fixed a couple of nasty chips though. On that razor I would be watching for the stabilizers as I was taking that out. It look to me that you will be against the stabilizers id not into them when you remove it. It isn't that big of a deal as long as you are aware of it. Sometimes there are cracks that hide near the top of the chip. A zoom in doesn't show any shadow of a crack, but you will know best when you have it in hand. Should be some once shaves coming your way.

Those Helji are pretty thin. There is always the chance that even if there is no crack there now, one will grow in the process of honing out the chip. conquer the urge to use more pressure to get through the process faster. I would go slower with a finer grit. Taking a lot longer is second to taking a lot more risk!

IRONIC you should say that...this razor was part of a group I purchased yesterday online. Seller out of the blue refunded my PayPal payment and when I contacted him he said he dropped this blade and further damaged it thus he decided to cancel the purchase. There were 3 other fine razors in the deal but he decided to re-sell them elsewhere. I took my refund and wished him a good Holiday

Originally Posted by Magpie

Those Helji are pretty thin. There is always the chance that even if there is no crack there now, one will grow in the process of honing out the chip. conquer the urge to use more pressure to get through the process faster. I would go slower with a finer grit. Taking a lot longer is second to taking a lot more risk!