Leave it alone or grind it

[noahpictures]

Should I try to "fix" the barber's notch by evening it out or removing it or just clean it up and leave it alone?

BTW I have a couple sheets of 320 grit sandpaper and a DMT 600.

EDIT: it's a 7/8 plus.

 

[Doc226]

I think I'd leave it as is.

 

[otto76]

I think I'd leave it as is.

+1, considering what you have to work with.
You could use it as an excuse to buy a Dremel. I'm not sure I would want to learn how to use a Dremel on that razor though, would hate to damage it.

 

[oakeshott]

Should I try to "fix" the barber's notch by evening it out or removing it or just clean it up and leave it alone?

BTW I have a couple sheets of 320 grit sandpaper and a DMT 600.

After falling in love with me, my wife asked herself pretty much the same question. Fix him or just clean him up and leave him alone? She chose the latter. It worked out well for us and I think that's the right advice here also.

 

[Khay]

Yeah - leave it alone for now - if you only have a DMT and sandpaper, it'll be actually safe to take care of it - it's just you'll take a few years grinding it

On the other hand, a dremel and some abrasive wheel would make short work of it - but the potential for damage is very high, if you make a mistake...

 

[HLS]

Send it out for a refurb. It would drive me crazy to use it broken like that. There is alot of potential for a beautiful razor there.

 

[mycarver]

I've done quite a few of these lately and I've noticed most of the toes seem to sweep back a bit. This seem a bit more than usual but many do have that general shape.
It could easily be reshaped to get it more square looking but it's a matter of choice. It wouldn't be a far leap to have it looking like new and most likely nobody would be the wiser for how much that would have to be adjusted.

 

[Seraphim]

Fix it.

It currently looks like a Jimmy Durante tip, not a barbers notch.

 

[Puerco]

I would do this and round it of/smooth it out until it looks good:

 

[Legion]

Mmm... Fix it. Normally I say leave it. But if it ain't broke don't fix it. And in this case it is broke.

 

[Kentos]

Those things seem to crop up with regularity everywhere I am not. Grats on that find!

 

[noahpictures]

^Thanks Kent!

 

[mycarver]

Knock the tip off,, but put the barbers notch back in. Like I said, no one would be the wiser for how little has to come off.

 

[incucrash]

I would take a nice metal file to it, take it slow.

Sand the last little bit smooth and until desired shape.

Dremels usually end badly, at least they do for me.

 

[mycarver]

Files don't work on tempered steel.

 

[Doc226]

Relatively easy with a dremel. Got to go slow.

I originally said to leave alone given your tools.

 

[noahpictures]

It was easier than I thought. It took four sheets of 320. After a little polishing with well used 15 micron lapping film and metal polish.

 

[tomjr]

well done

 

[mycarver]

Very cool!

 

[Doc226]