Can a crack in the blade be repaired
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I dunno, but a last measure idea would to grind it down to the crack and make it a roundpoint or some other point to try and keep the image. Might have to rescale it though.
Swim away, swim away....
I was told one day that the razor can be honed anyways. It can work but there are absolutely no guarantees of it!
I wouldn't touch it!
I wouldn't touch it!
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Thanks guys. I'll stay away as suggested hehe.
You could weld it and rework it, but don't. 
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Sounds like more work that it's worth.
simplest way to 'fix' it, is to remove the toe of the razor down to the crack-line. However, this kinda makes the razor a lot shorter, the etching is compromised and there goes the inherent value of the razor
you could try welding it, but that's more trouble then it's worth
This razor is either a display piece, or a razor that people own just to say "why yes, I do have a filimonica razor" but never use (the driveway wrecked Mercedes comes to mind)
you could try welding it, but that's more trouble then it's worth
This razor is either a display piece, or a razor that people own just to say "why yes, I do have a filimonica razor" but never use (the driveway wrecked Mercedes comes to mind)
I'm trying a permanent waterproof multi-ton hold /SI hardset epoxy to fix a crack in a little Henckels I got cheap just as an experiment. I don't have high hopes, but I'll let you know how it goes.
Not fixable.
As might have been guessed. Abysmal failure. Just not enough surface area to form a stable bind.
Ewww.... 
Wouldn't dare putting that thing anywhere near my face.
Wouldn't dare putting that thing anywhere near my face.A crack in a razor blade cannot be repaired. Period. Forget about it. Don't even try unless you are absolutely sure you want to waste a lot of time and energy on something that ain't gonna happen. Seriously. Don't let the subtlety of the preceeding sentiments fool you. It can't be done. At least it can't be done without some sort of high tech microscopic welding and then you'll trash the steel.
My feeling is that it could certainly be welded, and without trashing the steel. I've seen far more critical things welded and restored than that. But, no way is it feasible. Unless of course, you're a millionaire out to make a point.
Yep. And then I'd wager you'd still trash the steel where the crack was welded. I don't know of any way to get the steel hot enough to weld without destroying the temper at some point along the edge. But I digress. It's just not practical at all.
I love it
Hmm...
Could you please inform us as to what critical thing has been welded that you have been witness to? One, will suffice. Maybe it will add some perspective..
Depending on the metal, the steel we maker's use lose their temper and become useless at 400 to 600 degrees. A blade edge without a temper does not generally work for thin blades. Since it is my understanding that welding requires temperatures that will actually liquefy the steel at the point of fusion, I'm trying to figure out just how the blade could magically be then annealed, re-heat treated, and then tempered without causing the super thin blade to look like the lower fin of an eel.
Now, if the OP had asked if the razor was salvageable, I would have said, "maybe". Depends on the length of the crack and the thickness of the blade. I have been able to shave with blades with a crack by treating them like any other razor. As long as there is no chip at the site of the crack and there is enough meat in the blade, it can still be a serviceable blade. If it started to pull or snag hair, then I'd turn the blade into something else.
Otherwise, I'll still stick with my original one-word answer of "No".
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