Thread: Did I ruin it?

So im new to this whole thing and have yet to realize my "morality"(until now) I have been working on new scales for a friend and decided that while I had the dremel out (you can see where this is going) that I would do a quick polish on my Boker Red injun. As I neared the edge the polishing disk caught and sent the spinning metal chuck into my blade. The blade already needed to be sent in for honing but now Im thinking it will need a bit more than that :/ It now has 7 small chips in the blade.
So my question is... Can this be fixed?

An easy fix for anyone who is capable of honing & shouldn't be a problem unless there is a hairline crack in the blade that isn't visible in the blurry picture. just send it out to get honed.

Regards
Louis.

Sorry for the picture. No hairline crack. Just the dings. Im quite new to straights so I dont think I could tell something catastrophic from something minor.

I had to remove small chips in the edge of a blade recently. I'm no expert but some patience and many hours of working the blade on hones made it a great shaver. I just cleaned and honed up a Boker 101 recently. It shave really nicely. It would be worth the effort or money to get it fixed.

Do you realize how close you came to a real catastrophe? Next time you have a Dremel around a sharp blade at the very least tape the edge. It protects it and your jugular vein.

Don't worry, that looks highly fixable. Destroying a few razors is a core part of the syllabus when it comes to learning everything there is to know about razors.

Originally Posted by ndw76

Don't worry, that looks highly fixable. Destroying a few razors is a core part of the syllabus when it comes to learning everything there is to know about razors.

May be true, I never messed up a blade with a dremel and I have done quite a few.
One has to always be aware of the direction the attachment spins and always have it spin in a direction away from the edge. That is why people also use those magnetic jigs, they are very useful in fixing a blade for easier work on it.

For anyone who hones regularly, that's less than 15 minutes of extra work. Don't worry about it, but don't do it again. Be very aware of the direction of rotation and always run it from spine to edge. You are very lucky you did not get badly hurt.

No excuse for stupidity. Lesson very much learned. Just glad I didnt completely ruin a blade has so much potential.

I don't think I would call it stupid...'human' may be a better choice. There is just a false sense of security with a dremel for a beginner because the tool is small and attachments are small, so you don't expect how big the consequences can be. Now you realize how easy it is for that quickly spinning tool to get out of control. We owe you a big "thanks" for giving us a big safety reminder.