Don't know if it is worth it

[justice4all]

Someone gave me a straight razor a few months back. It obviously needs to be honed, but it also looks as if it has a slight frown and a micro chip in the edge. It is not an expensive razor by any means, and I am wondering if it would even be worth it to get it honed/repaired. If I send it off, I would like to send it to someone who can look at it and let me know if it is worth it before they charge me for anything. Who is a good person to send this to?

Any suggestions would be appreciated. Thanks.

 

[SliceOfLife]

Could post pics.

 

[leighton]

Microchips? I don't charge any extra for that.

Frown? Depends on how bad the frown is. If its minor and only takes me 10-15 minutes to get it out and rebevelled, I don't charge extra for that either.

If its really bad... Haven't seen one that bad yet. That or I tossed it and forgot about it.

 

[chess1]

At first let us know what the name of the blade. there is some razor's is not worth work on them. if your blade new chinese or pakistany blade i would recommend try to buy another blade.
if you have blade which is old blade then i am sure 99% quality of the blade will be ok.
Picture will help also.
gl

 

[justice4all]

At first let us know what the name of the blade. there is some razor's is not worth work on them. if your blade new chinese or pakistany blade i would recommend try to buy another blade.
if you have blade which is old blade then i am sure 99% quality of the blade will be ok.
Picture will help also.
gl

It is a Twin Duck? Special No 1 instead of Dubl Duck. Bresnick NY on the other side. Here are some photos.

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[leighton]

I'd give it a shot. Worst that can happen is it won't shave as well as when it was new.

 

[chess1]

It is very quality razor. Does have a lot hone wear but i think after it hones will serve you great. gl

 

[SliceOfLife]

It's frowning a little, but has plenty of life left in it if you get it restored by someone who knows what they're doing. It's a top notch razor, definitely worth having restored.