Thread: can this blade be salvaged?

I bought a blade off ebay a few weeks ago and it just arrived today.

The razor is cracked on the tip and doesn't even show up on the better picture sent. (and he sent a decent one)



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You can't see the crack, it's about 3/16" from the crown or tip of the blade and runs slightly less than 1/16" into the blade.

The head of the blade is wider than the heel of the blade. The head measures a smidge more than 13/16" and the heel measures 3/4". This seems to be the design of the blade. There's virtually zero hone marks.

If I wanted to take 1/16" off I could probably get rid of the crack as long as I don't worsen it during honing. Is there a viable way to leave the heel at 3/4" and hone it so that the blade ends up being 3/4" wide all the way down the length of the blade? This would entail honing a triangular piece off the edge of the blade. Is this possible or feasible?

Getting a refund is pretty much out of the question. the fellow became a real jerk after I won the auction.