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05-06-2010, 07:27 AM #1Carbon-steel-aholic
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W&B "Bow" cracks...
Here is one of the razors in my SCORE ... but it's got 2 cracks that may ruin it completely, or not...
I've been seeing a few grind aways lately that may aply to this one. Can the heel be ground away even with the tang and arched down to remove the cracks? Still leaving quite enough blade to be useful
What are your thoughts?
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05-06-2010, 11:35 AM #2
I got a razor off eBay a few weeks back that looked like it just had chips, but there was actually a small crack as well, about the same size as the ones on your razor.
I'm about half way through honing it out with a 325 DMT and loads of tape and so far (fingers crossed!) it seems to be working!
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05-06-2010, 11:53 AM #3I used Nakayamas for my house
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I'd regrind the heel , the cracks are a bit too far in for my taste but I think you will still have a serviceable edge.
Stefan
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05-06-2010, 11:55 AM #4Lookin like a crim
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Personally, I would grind the heel away like you sugested. Just be VERY carefull doing it, I've done it a couple of times and it's worked out well.
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05-06-2010, 12:58 PM #5Comfortably Numb
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I'd say to grind it out... it will be a bit weird if you just grind it out to the cracks though (IMHO). I'd make it a shoulderless grind with a wicked profile (along the lines of Glen's wade de butcher etc.)
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05-06-2010, 03:24 PM #6Senior Member
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would make it useable if the crack does not spread
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05-06-2010, 08:32 PM #7Carbon-steel-aholic
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Here is a pic of the grind I'm thinking of, ya turning it into a shoulderless. Heck it's broke now so the chopping may save it from drawer fodder or the recycle drawer...
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05-06-2010, 08:48 PM #8Damn hedgehog
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+1 for this.
Originally Posted by L R Harner
If the crack doesn't spread i would just sharpen it and take a few test shaves and be happy with it. I would remove and reshape the blade only if the crack would become a problem.'That is what i do. I drink and i know things'
-Tyrion Lannister.
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05-06-2010, 10:10 PM #9Senior Member
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That must just be a surface scratch at the spine in line with the larger crack at the edge? If it were a crack also at the spine, it looks like the whole blade could snap in half. Can you see what I'm talking about? Originally Posted by DwarvenChef
Here is one of the razors in my SCORE ... but it's got 2 cracks that may ruin it completely, or not...
I've been seeing a few grind aways lately that may aply to this one. Can the heel be ground away even with the tang and arched down to remove the cracks? Still leaving quite enough blade to be useful
What are your thoughts?
Chris L"Blues fallin' down like hail." Robert Johnson
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05-07-2010, 06:17 AM #10Carbon-steel-aholic
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Best I can tell at the moment is that the crack ends at the top of the black mark. I don't have my loop available so 5x only shows me it ending there... Ya if the crack extends much past the tang level I'm calling it dead... that would be a shame as I'm getting rather attached to the shape of this thing
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