Quote Originally Posted by NigelW View Post
I appreciate your advice but sometimes I like to work things out myself from first principles (I have an engineering degree). If the spine is taped and only the edge is worked on then the geometry will change - the angle of the edge will become less acute - especially if you have chips in the blade which are about 1/16" deep as mine were. You don't think I know this? I don't have an engineering degree but I do have a grinder capable of changing angles or restoring old ones :<0) I believe my father must have used the razors for DIY tasks after they ceased to be used for shaving, hence the extensive damage. We are trying to help save you from making the same mistake of abusing the razor.

If - and I admit it is a big if - I can a do an accurate re grind of the hollow to reduce the width of the honing surfaces I believe I will have made a very serviceable and good-looking razor from one which otherwise would most probably have been thrown away. I know you won't believe this but, it could be very serviceable without a regrind. Many examples are in the Workshop section.

My sister has just found two more of my father's old razors including one marked "John Tingle" of Sheffield. This also has a badly chipped blade, no doubt from having been abused in the same way. I will see how things go with the Hunter & Son before I tackle this one.

Friend, I wish we could communicate with you, but you seem to have your own language. So,