Thread: Salvageable?

Well I got a bit bid happy. 58 sec to go and a dd at 19 bux! Woot!
Hmm, clearly states, "chip in blade". [emoji20] [emoji22]
Without a regrind, ya'll think it's salvagable?

That's not the best photo, more from different angles might help. It doesn't look that bad, as long as there isn't a crack in the chip...

That will hone out no problem. You should have a bargain there.

Originally Posted by Clayglen

Well I got a bit bid happy. 58 sec to go and a dd at 19 bux! Woot!
Hmm, clearly states, "chip in blade". [emoji20] [emoji22]
Without a regrind, ya'll think it's salvagable?

The chip can be honed out.

That's the best pic from the ad showing the chip. I'm hoping that's the worst of it.

Looks like a possible crack to me.

Crack! Eeeks, you're right. :-( You are right, it does look like a crack. Well, we'll see. It may be a 24 dollar (including shipping) lesson.

After a bit of panic. I'm leaning to stained not cracked. We'll see when it arrives.
For the hone, do you think I need to go as far as 600 wet dry? Thanks.

Originally Posted by Clayglen

After a bit of panic. I'm leaning to stained not cracked. We'll see when it arrives.
For the hone, do you think I need to go as far as 600 wet dry? Thanks.

No don't go wet and dry. 1k is fine to fix that blade.

When starting out with this kind of thing, from bitter experience, never start at extremes. Always work your way back that way you won't do something you can't recover from.

Imo a good set of circles ooh the 1k would fix that. Don't be tempted to bread knife, just hone it out.

looking at the other pictures, I do not like the condition at all. Lots of tiny black spots that may be a sign of devils spit .
I would not buy that razor personally.