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    Picked this up for $10, started to sand with 320b and got to thinking..... What are you thoughts?







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    Very tough one. Edge is confuses me .Try to hone and check the edge. See you can get clean metal.if yes then it can be saved if not then sorry.

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    Quote Originally Posted by hi_bud_gl View Post
    Very tough one. Edge is confuses me .Try to hone and check the edge. See you can get clean metal.if yes then it can be saved if not then sorry.
    +1 on this advice. Some time the minor pits are major issues that close to the edge. I bought a bunch of razors one time off flea bay and didn't look at the edges close enough. So try honing it first like above , then you can determine if its salvageable.

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    IOW, if the pitting is too deep at the edge every time you hone down to the bottom of the pit you'll have a hole or a chip. It is hard to tell from your photos because they are too close up to see the overall edge but I think you'll be alright. So as has been said, set a bevel, check it with magnification and if it is solid steel sand and restore.
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    The pitting on the edge is always going to make it look bad. As you move farther away from the edge the pitting will become more superficial and less of a problem. Hopefully the thickness of the blade will be sufficient enough that the pitting will smooth out before the bevel needs any substantial material to support it. I would hope that you would be able to save it, as it looks to be a pretty nice piece. Good luck!

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    You should be able to cut a new bevel beyond that muck on the edge but how far you have to go is unknown.
    If it loses a lot of width & the edge meets the stabiliser you may need to reshape the heel. If there is no stabiliser you still may run into thickness issues at the heel but hey fort $10, worth the exercise.
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