Chip removal

With all the work running SRP, I rarely get the time to do what I actually like doing: restoring razors. Yesterday I finally got around to honing a restored razor that was chipped. The chip was as deep as the bevel. I know from experience that it takes quite a while to hone away a chip like that, so I decided to do something different.

I put my DMT D8c on a raise surface (the blue box of a norton), put some water on it, and started 'whittling' it with the razor, kinda like how you whittle a piece of wood with a knife.

This got rid of the chip in no time. Of course, I still had to spend some time on the hone to re-shape the bevels out of the edge that was now seriously rounded. But at least it was quicker than having to just hone away the chip. I thought about posting in the honing forum, but it is more likely something you'd have to do as part of a restoration.

So... you mean by kind of honing at a high angle "into" the stone? I guess I won't try that with my Nortons as I'm not a fan of lapping, unfortunately... :P

yep.
With a DMT plate, lapping is not an issue so it is ideal for this.

At about a 30-40 degree angle it what I do, after straight bread knifing works great for setting a pre-bevel and eliminates a ton of work on the hones...
I was going to add this to the the bread knifing part of the Wiki but haven't had the time...
You can also use high angle circles or Japanese style strokes for medium chips...

Definitely a restoration technique, Thanks Bruno

I actually just saw "breadknifing" while scanning the site. It's already under the FAQ section, just not the Wiki. I didn't get it at first but now it makes sense. Good to know, it's hard to buy old razors on Ebay and not get the odd chip...

Mike

*edit My bad, I didn't see it because I was in the honing part of the Wiki, not the restoration part

I think that is the best way to get rid of material in a hurry. I tend to move the angle around a little bit as I get rid of material so that I do not form a flat area till I am ready to start forming the bevel. A smaller contact patch means a higher psi and faster material removal.

Charlie