Thread: Crack in middle of great blade, any chance?

I just picked up an 8/8 Wade& Butcher barbers use razor from a local flea market, thing is it has a large crack in the middle of the blade about halfway up. I paid $15 for it, so I figure it was worth the gamble to see if it was repairable or not. It has new scales and aside from the crack the blade is perfect. I think it was just restored and then dropped. Is there any way cracks can be fixed, since cutting it out grinding it out is not an option. It is a very fine crack, and was wondering if any forging or anything would repair it, or allow for it to be repaired.

After comparing it to my 7/8 it's actually 9/8 or possibly 1 3/16

AFAIK there is no way of repairing a crack such as you are describing. If it is too long to be honed out the razor is a display piece.

You say halfway up. That's half the blade. Don't even think of giving that razor a spin for shaving. If it can't be honed out it needs to be reground and considering the length of the crack I would just forget about it.
Pics off course are always nice if you have any.

Yeah I figured the chances were low. I'll just hold onto it in case someone ever comes up with something. It's such a shame, a huge blade like that going to waste. Thanks everyone

Originally Posted by burns420

Yeah I figured the chances were low. I'll just hold onto it in case someone ever comes up with something. It's such a shame, a huge blade like that going to waste. Thanks everyone

FWIW, years ago when I collected them and didn't use them I had a W&B 'for barber's only' in similar condition. I put it on ebay disclosing the crack and still sold it for a decent buck. Some guys want them as a wall hanger so if you don't want it for display you can probably get your money out of it and maybe more.

yeah i see them selling alright. Im not concerned about losing $15 though, its just that I dont want an otherwise perfect and somewhat rare blade go to waste. Any tips on how to cover up or hide a crack for display(without closing the razor)? And Im not asking with the intent of selling it without saying it has a crack.

Un-useable, but you could either sell it on the bay (full disclosure) or display it (all it's good for).

Silly question: why not hone it and use it? A very fine crack might not do any harm.

Originally Posted by Kees

Silly question: why not hone it and use it? A very fine crack might not do any harm.

even sillyer make a split edge (open and round the crack