Thread: Chipped Blade-What should I do?

I was cleaning my bathroom and my razor fell off the sink and hit the floor and a sliver knocked off. It's my first razor and I really like the scales. Man this hurts. Is there anything I can do or should I just see if I can find a new blade for it?

Ouch that hurts! Sorry to hear that.

Thats a pretty big chip and I think you'd be very hard pressed to get that honed out. Its deep enough that even serious breadknifing probably wont get it out and keep the blade usable.

It might be possible to turn it into a pseudo-round point, but that will drastically alter the shape of the blade. Or you could cut the blade down and remove the whole damaged end, but again that will really alter the look of blade.

Sorry theres not a brighter prognosis for this, but chips like that are pretty much a write off or major Dremel/hone time to get them sorted.

Where should I go to get a new blade for it? I'm sorry I haven't been shaving a year yet. Should I put a request in the classifieds? Man I love this razor. Have any of you used a magnetic bar to keep your razors on? I thought about mounting one on my bathroom wall to keep them up and out of the way.

It can be ground or honed out, but it probably extends up to the belly of the blade, so it will be difficult to hone it to as sharp of a level as the rest of the blade. It can still be functional though.
Whether you cut off the end or hone it out can depend on how you want to use the point during the shave and how you feel about its aesthetics.

I don't really care about aesthetics too much. Just as long as I can shave with it. Has any of yall ever seen these scales before? I know that its not amazing or anything but when I was in 11th grade I painted a 6 foot column almost identical to these scales for an art contest. If I'm asking too many questions in the wrong forum or if I'm agitating anyone let me know I'm new and don't mean to step out of protocol.

Your fine, most of us that restore hang out here in the Workshop and that chip is Restoration not "Honing"

The scales are not common, but not rare either, They are often referred to as the "Flowing Hair Maiden"

They are out there if you look...

As to the chip, I would agree with what the guys said already, that is pretty bad,
Can it be fixed ???? yes
Would it be worth the time and effort for an "OK" shaver??? not in my opinion...

Be very careful popping those scales they are a bit more fragile than other scales like them without the design...

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What he said. I can break any scale made. Seems like I do it every day.

per Glenn --
"Be very careful popping those scales they are a bit more fragile than other scales like them without the design..."

What he said. I can break any scale made. Seems like I do it every day.

Yes, I am a slow learner.

If Utopian says it can be restored, go for it. IMHO he nixes more restoration projects than he approves. Saves members a lot of frustration. On the other hand, gssixgun suggests it will not shave as well and I respect his opinions. But it sounds like you want to save this razor even if it isn't everything it once was. If you want to do that, find someone who is skilled to do the work for you.

Good luck.

Originally Posted by Qatsats

If Utopian says it can be restored, go for it. IMHO he nixes more restoration projects than he approves. Saves members a lot of frustration. On the other hand, gssixgun suggests it will not shave as well and I respect his opinions. But it sounds like you want to save this razor even if it isn't everything it once was. If you want to do that, find someone who is skilled to do the work for you.

Good luck.

I think you read that a bit wrong
I said an "OK" shaver meaning this was not a Filarmonica or DD etc: and agreed with Ron/Utopian that it would be grinding quite high into the belly which would give a bit different feel to the edge...

No huge deal