A smiling razor is a big advantage to me and worth preserving. I believe they take a very consistent rolling x stroke to hone.
thank you for the guide and tips, much appreciated.
Just cut off the rust with a single edge razor blade and polish with 000 steel wool and WD40.
It does not matter how you remove the steel, the exact same amount of steel will need to be removed to the bottom of the chip and you will still need to cut a new bevel, not a big thing. When you do that, the heel will come around. It will need reprofiling anyway.
But this is an opportunity to make something unique and cool while making the repair, The steel must come off anyway.
Sounds like you plan to take your time and look at your options.
Trace your razor onto a piece of card stock, carefully cut out the razor profile. Now use the spine cut out, the positive or negative, does not matter to draw a matching spine profile on the posterboard edge, so that you remove a minimum of steel at the heel, the narrowest part of the razor.
You do not need to make the smile/curve exactly the same as the spine, so that the toe and heel match in width, but with the cardboard templates traced onto poster board you can experiment with different edge treatments before any steel is removed.
Once you have settled on one or two potential shapes, cut out the new shape and trace that profile onto the razor edge with a black sharpie. That will give you a very good preview of what the razor will look like when finished. You can mark either side differently and decide which profile you prefer. WD40 and a paper towel will remove all the sharpie.
Invest in a pair of plastic calipers, $10-15 and take lots of measurements before any steel is removed. Once you decide, remove the steel, I use a 140-diamond plate or a 600/1000 diamond file. The metal is thin and goes quickly, and like I said it does not matter how you do it, as long as you have lots of control.
As I said earlier, “Also, be aware that impact, chip damage often goes much deeper than the bottom of the chip, so do not be surprised if after the chip is removed, that the razor microchips after a few days shaving and stropping.”
Nice project, enjoy and learn something new.
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That is something. There is actually a name for it, "bellied hollow" There is actually still a good portion of the belly left. I guess I over-exaggerated both in my drawing and also in my poorly written explanation.It's a compromise, which cannot be helped, your razor was a bellied hollow, and the chip so happened to be on the bellied part of the razor, so you could either bin the project or as you have rightly done remove it and create a new bevel. your razor is now a razor with a full hollow grind instead of a bellied hollow grind.
Hay buddy, I just buried my brother 36 hours ago and this took my mind off things. I won't be bothering with this anymore. I don't want to walk on pins and needles worrying about ruffling your feathers over something as insignificant as a Razor. Maybe you would like to talk about the science of grit a little more to show that you have the ability to read and pick up some information, to show off your shiny razors. 99 percent of the time people do not mind what you refer to the hot air.It's a used razor with a chip in the edge. Which is just about one of the most common things in the world of vintage straight razors. It's not a museum piece.
Sand the rust off. Get the blade on a stone and hone it.
You won't kill it and even if you do kill it there are pleny of those fish in the sea.
Hone till you clear the chip and a bit more, inspect. Set the bevel. Shave with the bevel set. If that flies you're good to go.
Seriously, open a window and let the hot air in here escape.
It's a razor. Hone it. Strop it. Shave with it. Done. Repeat.
I’m so sorry for your loss. Please accept my sincere condolences!I just buried my brother 36 hours ago
thank you I appreciate thatI’m so sorry for your loss. Please accept my sincere condolences!
I should of addressed you as chump rather than buddy. I said buzz off because I am a gentleman and I would not want to be vulgar, even with serious matters in life.My condolences, sorry for your loss.
We're not buddies.
We are just two members of an internet discussion forum.
I buzz when I feel like it..and I don't feel like it.
You started this thread off by asking for suggestions about honing this blade....
If you want to hone it, then hone it.
It's a simple process. Steel, stone, hone, done.
My suggestion is to not make a big deal out of it and just hone it.
Not interested in taking any of the bait, but thanks for the laughs.
A used razor with a chip in the edge is a common occurrence.
In and of itself, it's not a big deal.
Honing a chipped razor is the same as honing any razor.
It's just that the chipped blade needs to be honed more.
That's it.
thank you.OK, lets move on now.