Thread: George Wostenholm celebrated IXL 7/8 restore

my deepest sympathy.

Thanks Shawn..
For me. This was a 1ofakind kind loss..
I figure, even I tried to remove metal, I would probably lose to much stability of the blade to be able to hone or shave with it since its at the rear. I get how shorties can be made from tip cracked blades, but at the rear?
The theory works in my mind if this was a wedge or something stiff, just a longer thumb notch, but a thin blade like this one, I have no experience to draw upon so just don't know.

Mike, I'm so sorry! What a bummer! I know your pain. I hope you can think of something to do with it, shave den wall decor? Doesn't look like it will lend itself to removing the heel as the crack appears to go quite a ways up into the blade. Unless the picture is just deceiving, which it may be. Hang in there man! At least know that it was really starting to look good, and the scales were really looking great! love the tulipwood.

I have one too. A 7/8 Kropp cracked just in front of the stabilizer. I have no idea when or what I will do with it. The time will come. Save it and maybe there will be a reason for it on the horizon.

Originally Posted by MikeB52

Thanks Shawn..
For me. This was a 1ofakind kind loss..
I figure, even I tried to remove metal, I would probably lose to much stability of the blade to be able to hone or shave with it since its at the rear. I get how shorties can be made from tip cracked blades, but at the rear?
The theory works in my mind if this was a wedge or something stiff, just a longer thumb notch, but a thin blade like this one, I have no experience to draw upon so just don't know.

I feel your pain my friend !
Anyone who endeavors bringing these pieces of history back to life has failed at times. On the positive side, I am willing to wager that this experience will always be in the back of your mind when you handle your future restores. "You have learned a valuable lesson Grasshopper !"

Awww. That sucks. It happens though. You're not alone when it comes to dropping a blade.

Thanks for the empathy gentlemen.
So realistically this is probably a wall hanging now, but I was thinking, (always dangerous)..
A: if I removed the metal as shown would there be enough stability to still shave? Or:
B: if I removed/expanded the crack to relieve it and then filled with devcon and lowered the area aft of the crack so it was no longer a shaving surface, sort of like stepping the razor, would that still give the required stability to allow even flexing during honing and better stability than if I remove it all like in plan A.
I'm probably going to attempt B as I have had good experiences in the real work with devcon epoxies and have stop drilled and relieved cracks in flexible aircraft fuselage components in the past following the same logic.
Esthetics will be compromised of course, but if it retains even support and the area aft of the crack is off the face, and the crack is truly blended out, maybe it will work still.
Nothing lost by trying as I have the tools and the time.
Thoughts from others that have tried, always welcomed.
Cheers.

Hi Mike. Take a look at this one - it was sent to me for re-scaling after the repair work had alraeady been carried out. It certainly felt stable enough and I know that the owner still uses it.

Bob, that's a reassuring pic! Sort of zactly what I was thinking..
Going to try that, will post success, or failure pics.

Related to this set back, I reached out to the seller on ebay explaining about my self induced misery and asked if he might have some similar blades in his collection that he might be willing to offer me at a reasonable BIN price. Figured no harm in asking as it's his business and he has exposure to a market I can't even fathom.
Long story short, he spent Sunday in his shop picking and poking around on my behalf.
I won't mention the pricing he offered me, but suffice it to say that Quinton, AKA cedarfurnitureman, offered me terrific support, really nice alternative blades, and some tips on restoration that were greatly appreciated by this novice.
Proving to me once again, that those involved in this past time are classy men, and women. Almost to a fault.
If you have not searched his wares on ebay, I highly recommend checking him out. And no global shipping program..
Made a miserable Friday turn into a nice weekend for me.
Had I not damaged the blade, I never would have made the follow up contact with Quinton that lead to a really nice conversation and connection with a really classy gent.
Cheers gents, and happy shaving.

You got to like a happy ending. His is in my favorite sellers, just have't bought form him yet.

Originally Posted by MikeB52

Bob, that's a reassuring pic! Sort of zactly what I was thinking..
Going to try that, will post success, or failure pics.

Related to this set back, I reached out to the seller on ebay explaining about my self induced misery and asked if he might have some similar blades in his collection that he might be willing to offer me at a reasonable BIN price. Figured no harm in asking as it's his business and he has exposure to a market I can't even fathom.
Long story short, he spent Sunday in his shop picking and poking around on my behalf.
I won't mention the pricing he offered me, but suffice it to say that Quinton, AKA cedarfurnitureman, offered me terrific support, really nice alternative blades, and some tips on restoration that were greatly appreciated by this novice.
Proving to me once again, that those involved in this past time are classy men, and women. Almost to a fault.
If you have not searched his wares on ebay, I highly recommend checking him out. And no global shipping program..
Made a miserable Friday turn into a nice weekend for me.
Had I not damaged the blade, I never would have made the follow up contact with Quinton that lead to a really nice conversation and connection with a really classy gent.
Cheers gents, and happy shaving.