Help me fix my stupidity!

[jard011]

First let me apologize to all you who love razors. I was cleaning away the rust when I got tired, then careless, and stupidly chipped the tip of an eBay Wade and butcher full hollow I won for $18. I'm furious at my myself for damaging a blade that managed to go so long without mishap only to find itself damaged by my stupidity. This sort of thing normally does not happen to me. I only wish it hadn't happened with an article that is no longer in production. I've attached a pic and am asking for recommended methods of repair. This is my first restoration. (Obviously). Thank you all.

 

[atlanta_hoo]

If it were mine, I would go ahead and mute the tip.

 

[Mike H]

Mute the tip and it will look fine. I am sure you are frustrated, but I was expecting something much worse.

 

[Luc]

That's not too bad. It's an easy fix.

 

[jard011]

How should I go about muting the tip? I've read several articles about using a 320 grit sandpaper and a 45 deg angle... Ideas? I'm not "schooled" in these processes so if you all could go into more detail I would appreciate it. While I've found plenty of you tube videos and articles, I would prefer to hear from the B&B community as I know they actually USE razors! Thanks all!

 

[jard011]

Well, I spent a little time with the 320 paper and it came out like this. I'll take it to the hone when I finish polishing and keep my fingers crossed. I bought this as a learning experience but I'm quickly becoming too attached. ��

 

[rockviper]

Nothing wrong with that tip now

 

[AjaxLepinski]

Looks great!!! Nice job!!!

 

[Bird_Flu]

Very nice save there!!

 

[Slash McCoy]

See? No problem. Easy Sneezy. I thought from your thread title that you had broke off an inch of blade edge or something!

 

[Oscroft]

Looks lovely again - nobody would ever know it had been damaged

 

[bongofury]

That looks nice and speaking personally, I prefer a muted point to a spike, far less dangerous .

 

[CanonSterVa]

Turned out really nice.
The sharp points have let a mark or two for me.

 

[Oscroft]

And by concidence, a Wade & Butcher that I got from eBay just arrived and it has a similar small chip right at the point. I'll try to follow this example and do the same with it - the point is a bit more spiky than yours, and I'd be certain to nick myself if it had its original shape.

 

[jard011]

And by concidence, a Wade & Butcher that I got from eBay just arrived and it has a similar small chip right at the point. I'll try to follow this example and do the same with it - the point is a bit more spiky than yours, and I'd be certain to nick myself if it had its original shape.

Well, good luck with it. I used a piece of 320 grit sandpaper, laid it flat on the table and using only the pressure of the razor made very short strokes. Strokes were mostly with the chip down toward the paper and I used a rocking stroke to round it from the top to bottom of the chip. Now that I've finished I'm relatively happy with result. (Would have preferred not to have chipped it in the first place). Good luck!

 

[Oscroft]

Well, good luck with it. I used a piece of 320 grit sandpaper, laid it flat on the table and using only the pressure of the razor made very short strokes. Strokes were mostly with the chip down toward the paper and I used a rocking stroke to round it from the top to bottom of the chip. Now that I've finished I'm relatively happy with result. (Would have preferred not to have chipped it in the first place). Good luck!

Sounds good - I have a 325 diamond stone, so I was thinking of having a go with that.

 

[dustinmoffitt]

So, what about a chip in the middle of the blade? it is around the same size on an old wedge W&B as well. I thought it would hone out, but not w/ a Norton 4K/8K (which is all I have). So any advice would be most welcome. Thanks in advance!

 

[Slash McCoy]

So, what about a chip in the middle of the blade? it is around the same size on an old wedge W&B as well. I thought it would hone out, but not w/ a Norton 4K/8K (which is all I have). So any advice would be most welcome. Thanks in advance!

For cheap you could try the diamond hone set from Harbor Freight. These are NOT bevel setters. They are just not flat enough and are a bit coarse... the fine one is 600 grit. But they can be very useful for edge repair.

You could also use wet/dry sandpaper glued to a polished marble edge tile. Use Loctite or 3M spray adhesive, and just spray lightly. Apply the paper carefully, with no wrinkles, bubbles, or debris. That gives you a BIG hone of whatever grit you want, from 2k all the way down to stuff you would never actually want to use. A biggish chip calls for maybe 220 grit, even 150 grit. A small chip, start with maybe 320 or 400 grit. Progress up to 1k or 2k. A good source for 2k is AutoZone. For the spray adhesive and marble edge tile, try Home Depot.

The class act would be a 600 DMT, followed by a 1k Chosera. 325 grit DMT if the chip is big.

Since you already have the Norton 4k/8k, you might consider getting the Norton 220/1k combo stone. Lap well before using either side. The 220 side is a little coarse but can be used for preliminary steel removal. The 1k side is a pretty good bevel setter once you got it nice and flat.

 

[oakeshott]

I got talked into my DMT 325 by one of the Super Enablers here and he was right. It's one of the most useful tools in my honing toolbox. I think they've been about 40+ bucks on amazon lately. If you plan on regularly getting ebay blades, then you're going to buy one eventually anyway. May as well do it now. It's only money. If you don't spend it on hones, you'll just end up frittering it away on madness like rent, food, gas and medicine.