I shaved with my Red Bismarck 5/8th's with pearlex inlay the other day and nicked myself. It didn't feel like your normal, run of the mill nick. I took out my loupe and checked the bevel, sure enough, at the end of the blade, just before the heel curves, was a nick in the bevel. Here's the thing. I'm curious to know how other's repair this common problem. I've done it twice with excellent results. I shaved with the razor today, and got BBS. I have serious HAD so, I had my choice of weapons. I decided to go with my Naniwa's. I love those stones. If you don't own a set, or one, I highly recommend them.

I have the entire set, and started with the 1k, and quickly moved down to the 400k for faster removal. It took about 45 mins from start to finish. I used the 400k, (should have used the 200k) 1k, 3k, 5k, 8k, then broke out the Coticules for the finishing touch as far as stones go. I then went to 1.0, then .50 Diamond paste, Crox, then .50 Diamond Spray on the SRD Wool Felt strop. Next time it needs a little touch up, I'll use an Escher or Nakayama.

My question is this, Should I have breadknifed the razor to totally reset the bevel? The nick was completely through the bevel. The last time I repaired one, I did breadknife it, and as I said, This is only the second time I've done this. I maintain my own razor's and bevel nicks are rare. What do you guys think. To me, both ways take just as long. I don't know if there was any reason or benefit to breadknifiing. BTW, Since this razor has a gold etched spine, I did tape it, just in case anyone wanted to know....

Rich