Thread: Is it possible (for a hobbyist) to fix hone wear?

NOTE: I've searched the forums and the wiki, but feel free to point me in the right direction if this has been covered.

So yeah, like it says on the tin: Is there anything within reason for the average hand-sander/Dremel jockey to do about relatively advanced hone wear?

Suppose it's fairly even like the Easy Aces pictured: Is it good enough to round it off with sanding and then work the blade back to a polish?

What if it's also evident on the shoulder of the blade?

None of the blades I'm looking at will break my heart if you tell me they're trash, but I like the idea of a challenge, so I'm hoping there's work that can be done. Obviously hone wear is going to change the bevel, but I figure it must take a lot before a blade is useless.

Any advice is welcome and much appreciated!