Thread: Crack in edge..

I was about to hone up a recent acquisition when i noticed a crack under the scope.

Its about 1/4 in up from the heel of the blade. You can see it in the pic.

Can this razor be honed? I'm guessing no.

That area of the heel can be taken out and the razor can be made useful again

however

That double hollow grind as evidenced by the shoulder might leave you withe a VERY flexible blade once the stabilizer is ground away ..
Some people (me) love very flexible blades others do not, just have to try it and see

Check out the thread in here called "the Butchered Blade" for ideas

Yea, can be saved, but there appears to be a lot of pitting on the blade which may have gone deep and compromised the steel, Cell rot victim?

There was a nice post by Mycarver, “Cracked FR Modified”, as said there are several post of similar saves.

I would lightly, see if you can get a 1k edge on it, before you invest a lot of time, try not to flex the blade too much and make the crack longer.

Worst case, would be a good blade for experimentation.

I have several good shavers with similar cracks. I have found that if the blade does not scratch my strop, then it won't hurt my face. There is a risk, though I consider it to be slight.

I have a Wm Elliot that has a similar crack, just a bit closer to the heel. One of my better shavers really. Hones great, doesn't scratch the stones or my strop. Its the razor I bring to wilderness hunting camp; I figure if something happens to it there, I'm not out anything of great value.

Watch it the first few strokes on a stone and see if it does any engraving, if it does, toss it, if not hone away.

Originally Posted by Utopian

I have several good shavers with similar cracks. I have found that if the blade does not scratch my strop, then it won't hurt my face. There is a risk, though I consider it to be slight.

Might there be a chance that whilst shaving and holding the edge under hot running water the crack might expand or shift some what?

That's always a possibility I suppose, but I never let my razors near water.

I've honed over a crack twice and both razors perform well. I tried it as an experiment on the first one (a Kropp 6/8) to see whether the blade would be usable. As Utopian said, if it doesn't scratch the strop it's not likely to scratch you - or catch on a hair - which was my worry. I know this is against good practice and even common sense, but neither of those two razors have bitten me over quite a few shaves.

Thanks for the replies fellas. I guess ill try honing it up and see what happens. If the crack is an issue ill try removing the heel area.

This blade has been giving me fits from the day we met. I bid on it because i really liked the scales. Well guess what was broken when they arrived.. Yup.



My newbie eye also missed the pitting and some very deep sanding marks on the blade.

I sanded this thing for a few hours when i first got it and then got frustrated and threw it in the drawer. The other night something prompted me to say what the heck and hone it up. Then i found the crack..

Gah.

The scales you say are broken, it looks like it's just a matter of gluing the pieces back together. Is it worse than it appears?