Thread: Small chip on the edge

Not sure how the chip got there, has to be something I did but I want to remove it. I shaved with this razor Monday and Wednesday this week and it shaved like a dream. I was honing another razor and just happened to look at this one with my loupe and found what looks like the grand canyon under 60x. I measured the chip as best I could and it is right around .006 inches or .2 mm. Would you butterknife the edge and then go through the hone progression or just hone it until enough has come off to remove the chip. I am thinking rub the edge on the side of a 1000 stone and then bring the edge back, but I would like to hear from a few of you that know a lot more than I do (which is a very high percentage of you)



As always Thank You!

I am from the just hone it camp.

But then you say it shaves like a dream. Why do you have the desire to change it?

Originally Posted by 32t

I am from the just hone it camp.

But then you say it shaves like a dream. Why do you have the desire to change it?

Because I saw the chip and now I know it is there. That is the only reason I can give, and it is not a really good reason. Maybe I should just leave it alone and enjoy the shave.

If I can see the chip with the naked eye I will hone it out. If it is micro chipping that I need an eye loupe (30x) to see I may or may not hone it out ...... but probably would. Just my personal policy. YMMV

Originally Posted by JimmyHAD

If I can see the chip with the naked eye I will hone it out. If it is micro chipping that I need an eye loupe (30x) to see I may or may not hone it out ...... but probably would. Just my personal policy. YMMV

The chip is bothering me. I am a welder by trade and every weld I make is inspected by vision first then X-ray or UT. Even the smallest imperfection can cause big problems later on. This chip is small right now and the razor is still "Shaving Like a Dream" but I need to stop it from getting worse and creating a stress point on the razor. I feel like I need to solve the chip issue.
"Good enough" or "Works for now" is not good enough. Welcome to my world.... LOL.... But I am not laughing, this chip is bothering me because I know it will only grow into a bigger chip. Chips do not get smaller.

If the chip is bothering you, hone it out. You know it's there, and in the end you won't enjoy the shaves as much as you did before you knew it was there.
The 1000 should do the job, removing the chip and re-set the bevel.