Coticule Chip - How to fix?

[chugmo]

Greetings! I seek consultation regarding a chip in my coticule stone. It's on the edge, and I've lapped the surface, but it feels like the blade edge catches the chip, and I'm concerned about chipping my blade.

So, shall I take my DMT plate to the side and lap away the chip altogether? Or, leave be and do my best to avoid the area?

Thanks in advance for your suggestions and guidance here.

 

[David]

Just make a wide chamfer that’s just wide enough to cover the chip. As you lap the stone with use the chip will get smaller and smaller. No need to waste good stone lapping it out.

 

[David]

Or, I’ve also took sandpaper and wrapped it around my finger and just sanded down that one spot below the honing surface. Either would work.

 

[Steve56]

Done the same on JNats

 

[chugmo]

Just make a wide chamfer that’s just wide enough to cover the chip. As you lap the stone with use the chip will get smaller and smaller. No need to waste good stone lapping it out.

Chamfer was the term I should have used. Thanks! I think this is what I will do.

 

[Loner16]

I would just radius that edge of the stone, as David said. Or Davids other fix. Either one.. listen to David.

 

[David]

listen to David.

Would you mind telling that to my wife?

 

[chugmo]

Update: Wide chamfer was a success! Thanks for the feedback.

 

[Empire straights]

Greetings! I seek consultation regarding a chip in my coticule stone. It's on the edge, and I've lapped the surface, but it feels like the blade edge catches the chip, and I'm concerned about chipping my blade.

So, shall I take my DMT plate to the side and lap away the chip altogether? Or, leave be and do my best to avoid the area?

Thanks in advance for your suggestions and guidance here.
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Just chamfer it until it's out of the way and you should be solid. I feel like I'm constantly having to lap these out and I do it in any way that saves the most stone.

 

[Empire straights]

Guess I should have read the whole thread.

 

[Empire straights]

Would you mind telling that to my wife?

Good luck with that, but if you're luck is like mine just abandon all hope now.

 

[SliceOfLife]

Would you mind telling that to my wife?

The font from which knowledge pours forth is fed by the spring of wife.

 

[Empire straights]

The font from which knowledge pours forth is fed by the spring of wife.

Mine doesn't listen to me a lot of the time but usually it's fair and I'd have been dead 10 years ago if it were not for her so I guess there's that.

 

[MasterOfPups]

Looks like a job for a piece of sandpaper and a wooden dowel - just knock the sharp edges off the pothole.

 

[Gamma]

When I have a chip like that, I chamfer the edge in as noted above, and then I seal the interior of the remaining chipped area with nail polish.

 

[David]

When I have a chip like that, I chamfer the edge in as noted above, and then I seal the interior of the remaining chipped area with nail polish.

Great idea. Never thought of that but it makes perfect sense.

 

[Gamma]

Was a tip from Maurice when I had to fix a LGJ.