Thread: Tiny Chip In Blade

I'm a newbie and i somehow have acquired a tiny little chip in the edge of my blade...It's barely visible to the eye and it doesn't appear to go past the blade edge. So i was wondering if there is any way to repair it? Or do i have a nice paper weight now? *LOL*

I have one with a big chip in the middle of the blade. I use it to help with making scales.

If it is barely visible as you say, you can hone the razor, the honing will remove material and will "erase" that chip.

You may or may not have done anything to get the chip,,,Sometimes they just "happen"
The general rule of thumb that I use is this...

Chips that are smaller then the bevel = No problem at all just a little extra time honing and your back on the road...

Chips that extend past the bevel = Hmmm these need the attention of someone that really knows what they are doing...

These are the only two measurements I use as everything else is a subjective adjective

Hi everyone. Thanks for all the replies. Yes it's within the bevel as far as i can tell. And i am glad they just happen sometimes...I was racking my brain trying to think of how i could have done it since i am pretty mindful of being careful with the edge *LOL* .... I have to get some light reflecting onto the bevel and then squint a good amount to see the chip so i should be able to hone that? Hmmm...I was wanting to learn honing anyways :-)

Hey, not seeing the razor it's tough to tell. But I did get a mysterious tiny chip on the edge of my Pyramid. It turned out it was so small that some stropping on canvas with slight pressure allowed me to have a great shave with it. Granted my chip was really really small. Check out the thread below, there are pics of the damage I was seeing along with the great suggestions from other members on what to do. Maybe you'll be as lucky as I was.

http://straightrazorpalace.com/begin...y-pyramid.html

Originally Posted by porridgeorange

Hey, not seeing the razor it's tough to tell. But I did get a mysterious tiny chip on the edge of my Pyramid. It turned out it was so small that some stropping on canvas with slight pressure allowed me to have a great shave with it. Granted my chip was really really small. Check out the thread below, there are pics of the damage I was seeing along with the great suggestions from other members on what to do. Maybe you'll be as lucky as I was.

http://straightrazorpalace.com/begin...y-pyramid.html

Well what i have looks like what is in this pic: http://img14.imageshack.us/img14/791...estr83chip.jpg

The little chip close to the bottom edge of the pic...i cant tell if mine goes all the way through or not

The chip near the toe would certainly need to be honed out...I can't see the one near the "bottom edge" which could be a good sign. But could also be that my phone has poor image resolution. You can't hurt the blade by stropping it (although you could hurt the strop). If you can strop it without scratching the strop then you could shave without scratching your face (if that makes sense). Otherwise, go with what gssixgun said...the man knows his stuff a gazillion times more than I!

Originally Posted by porridgeorange

If you can strop it without scratching the strop then you could shave without scratching your face (if that makes sense).

I would have to, respectfully, disagree with that statement. A blade being stropped is going in the opposite direction of the shaving stroke. I have experienced that difference myself a couple of times. A chipped blade can strop like a champ, and still bite you quite badly.
No offense here, it's just that I have seen the opposite results on occasion.

+1 on that! Never shave with a chipped or cracked blade, you'll open your face up like a ripe watermelon.

Seriously, just don't chance it. Once the damage is honed out, fine, but not before.