Thread: Salvageable?

Hope it's just a chip. You may want to pm chevhead about DD resto's, he has made a few silk purses out of sows ears.

No need to get too excited until it's in hand. Not a big price so it could be a learning project. Odd, what you see, then don't. I was a bit trigger happy. Saw it right off. ;-)

Doesn't look that bad to me.
Hope it's just a chip.

Post pic when it arrives.
Press the blade on your thumbnail at area of incidence. This will confirm or deny crack past chip concern.
If no crack then fix with high angle of incidence hone, not quite a breadknife.
If you think its too much work, return and get out.
I cant call Devils spit from those images.
If anything its a good learning experience.

It seems to be done from what I can see. Hope I am wrong....

Hard to tell from pic but hopefully it's a stain. If it's a huge crack that wasn't disclosed in the eBay add you can get a refund. If it's just chipped you can hone it out on a 1k no problem. It looks to me like a chip and a stain. I like to work chips out with an extra layer of tape so I can use a bit more pressure without widening the bevel.

Just my own way of doing things, but I never use a lot of pressure when honing out a chip. And I also don't pressure the steel to see if a crack may present itself. That's a great way to cause a small crack to run, or to cause one where none existed before.
Having created more problems than pressure has solved, I now err on the side of caution.
Good luck with it!

Arrived. It's not cracked. A bit of discoloration where the blade meets the scales. No devil's spit either.
Here's some shabby cell pics after a bit of superficial cleaning.
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Originally Posted by Magpie

Just my own way of doing things, but I never use a lot of pressure when honing out a chip. And I also don't pressure the steel to see if a crack may present itself. That's a great way to cause a small crack to run, or to cause one where none existed before.
Having created more problems than pressure has solved, I now err on the side of caution.
Good luck with it!

Agree 100%.

Dude that is so saveable. Dont doubt your self for a second.
1K stones slurry and High honing. Like scraping off the cutting board with the back of your Chefs knife. Same pressure as well. Straight back and forth movement.
You so have a great blade, make it shine.
Scratches are easy peasey. How many restores you have under your belt?
If none or a low number. Remove the chip, hone it up and get a little satisfaction and confidence.