Thread: Need help on best route to go with removing a chip from 200 year old straight.

I would also suggest not worrying about the tang until the chip is out and you see what you've got. Might not be as bad a relationship as it appears. The razor I posted a photo of in post 2 had a bad chip. Worse than the photo shows. A pro honer I knew looked at it and said he thought it wasn't worth fixing. That was when I was first starting out, so I put it away for a few years. When I felt equal to the task I got it out and honed it. Turned out to be a fine shaver, and the finished product looks fine.