Thread: Cracked Filly

Hey guys,
With a crack of that size and the flat shape of the filarmonica, would it pose a threat to just leave it alone and hone as it (to the user)? Im thinking if the crack were to continue in the future it has likely already set its path in the grain, and with the hollow of that blade would honing it out ensure it doesnt spread?
Of course these questions cannot be answered with certainty, but it would be nice to get a couple of opinions.
Thanks,
Eric.

Originally Posted by epd

Hey guys,
With a crack of that size and the flat shape of the filarmonica, would it pose a threat to just leave it alone and hone as it (to the user)? Im thinking if the crack were to continue in the future it has likely already set its path in the grain, and with the hollow of that blade would honing it out ensure it doesnt spread?
Of course these questions cannot be answered with certainty, but it would be nice to get a couple of opinions.
Thanks,
Eric.

if you hone out the crack it is gone for good.

Thanks for the help. I'm going to give it a go after I get back from the gym.

I've had cracks in tool blades that i honed away, but later found a "new" in the same spot.
But it's nothing to do other than hone it away and cross your fingers.

How far is the crack from the end? I think that I see it. You could maybe shorten it to the crack.

Originally Posted by Lemur

I've had cracks in tool blades that i honed away, but later found a "new" in the same spot.
But it's nothing to do other than hone it away and cross your fingers.

This could happen but is not likely, tool blades do a lot more work.

It took an hour and a half, but as far as I can tell, I think I fixed it. Looks ok at 10x. Used light circles on the 1k, seemed to make the best progress doing sets of 10.

But damn I felt like I was chasing it for a while there. Time for a flor de cana.

How wide is it now?