Cracked Filly

While honing a batch of razors, I noticed crack on this blade while checking my bevel. The crack itself is about 1/16 and the blade is a bit over 15/16. I hope this is salvageable. I've got a 1k, 4/8, and 16k at my disposal, and a dmt in the mail.

Any advice?

Thanks in advance

hone it away, may be actually a good candidate for some real breadknifing.

You can probably hone it out doing circles but be careful of any uneven pressure to avoid having the crack run. :gl:

I was also going to point out to watch the pressure so it doesn't cause the crack to spread.

Circles on the 1k?

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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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?

I lost the "+", it is now about 15/16 where the crack was.

I am surprised. I would have guessed closer to 1/8" narrower.

I thought the same, I felt like I was chasing it for a while, but the tape measure doesn't lie.

It is nice when things turn out better than expected. I wish you many great shaves with it now.

Nice it turned out well!

Do you know why it cracked in the first place?

I'm still learning but I think the grain lines indicate some buffing, maybe the person I bought it from tourqued it a bit. Or, I may have caused it while setting the bevel, as this was maybe the 20th razor I've honed.