Thread: Crack in blade - restorable??

I've got a Cadman & Sons Bengali with a crack in the blade.

It's a thin crack, almost 6mm long (?1/4 inch). This is visible on both sides of the blade. The crack is located about an inch away from the toe and starts on the edge of the blade.

Can this be repaired? (I'd post pictures but haven't been able to get a decent enough picture).

Thanks in advance.

I have yet to repair a crack, everytime I try it just got worse. I don't know if the pro's have something figured out or not. Just my experience has been that once cracked... always cracked.

I've seen a few that ground out the area before or after a crack to save a bit of blade. I have one myself that was saved this way. But it is not a repair of the crack, just a removal of material on the short side of it.

Thanks,

It would be nice to restore it, but of course nothing lasts forever.

I do not think it can be repaired
but I'd be glad if anybody teaches me better.

6 mm is a lot. A crack is a crack. That part is unrepairable. Your only option would be to remove 6 mm of steel until the crack isn't visible anymore. This will depend how wide your blade is, Pictures will help.

You won't be able to repair it. Your only hope would be to grind it out to stop it spreading. I've done one & incorporated into a thumbnotch, but how it ends up is governed by the crack itself really.
Here's mine.

Nice Repair Ben !!!

That is about as good as it gets really, you can grind from the heel, you can shorten the toe, or you can grind from the edge....

But if you cant grind a crack out the razor is shot...

Thanks Glen. Nathan (ndw76) sent me that to see what i could do with it. It'll be a good looker when i get round to it!

If you do decide to grind it, be very, very cautious with heat build up.

Thanks guys,

Looks like the main option is to shorten the blade - which means removing an inch from the toe.

I think I'll clean the blade up and oil it, then put it aside until the restoring / modifying bug bites me!

(Sorry I couldn't do any pictures - just couldn't work out how to get the angles and light right... maybe there's a post somewhere on tips for photographing razors??)

BTW - like your repair Ben, looks good!

One more thing - what do you use for grinding? Angle / Bench grinder seems a bit violent.

I will lock a dremel in a vise and use a grinding stone or cutoff wheel at slow speeds. Be sure to keep the blade cool and cut/grind from the edge towards the spine.