Hey there, I recently started shaving with straight razors and came upon this one in my newly inherited collection. Is there any way to fix this chip I have the piece that was chipped off, is it worth saving?
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Hey there, I recently started shaving with straight razors and came upon this one in my newly inherited collection. Is there any way to fix this chip I have the piece that was chipped off, is it worth saving?
From the size of the chip I'd say the blade is toast as far as restoring it to shaving condition. For pure display you could try crazy gluing the missing piece back in.
Bob
Thanks Bob, I kinda assumed as much but never know until you try right :) , Thanks
John
It can be ground out, if you really want to shave it..
You can make it into a reverse shorty like this.
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It can be saved. Take a look at this one.
http://www.taylors1000.com/direct_sa.../ator_page.htm
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I have reground several that way and they still shave very well and in some cases even better than when they were complete. I may be mistaken but I believe the ERN Ator was made that way by the manufacturer because the jimping on the bottom goes all the way up to the transition.
That one was rework by Tony at Taylors. He sent me the before pics, but I have not found them yet. We were discussing why a modified razor will bring money more than stock sometimes. Just comes down to the buyer.
Well then, from the pictures it looks like he did a fine job of bringing a razor back from the dead.Quote:
Originally Posted by SS502MC
Can it be saved, yes. The real question is it worthwhile for you to do it or have it done?
If it was me, id let it go.
It looked like a rework to me. Thanks!Quote:
Originally Posted by SS502MC
Actually I like the idea of a reverse shorty. It would make life way easier shaving around my goatee, lol.Quote:
Originally Posted by bluesman7
A spike heel does help with a goatee. It's also nice to have a beater razor, that you don't mind shaving with, for honing experiments.Quote:
Originally Posted by Cramebame
I have a goatee & have found it difficult to shave with a standard SR but I get it done, it just takes me longer. I can see where that would help out. I'll have to dig through all my blades to see if I have one cracked at the heel. I have a pile of good blades & a smaller pile of cracked blades so maybe I have one in the pile.Quote:
Originally Posted by bluesman7
I have a goatee and have no problem at all, nice clean lines along the jaw and neck...one day I'm going to shave it off and see what its like to shave upper lip and chin area...now that sounds like some serious straight razor shaving!!;)
That's cool, I have to move the goatee all the way forward & shave. Most of the time I'm ok but like I said, it takes me a little longer. I'm right handed & I can use my left hand some of the time but other times I have to use my right hand. It just takes me longer & I have arthritis in my left foot that hurts as if it were fractured or something like that. Still waiting on disability to come thru so I can see a doctor for little or nothing & get medications. I can't stand in one spot very long w/o moving around. I have a late 1800's shaving box with a mirror on it that would be at an angle when open, so I could use that if I had a wash bowl like the good ole days & sit while I shave.Quote:
Originally Posted by Phrank
