Worth honing?

[B.Stegler]

I just found a small crack in the razor I scored today. Is it worth getting it honed or is it unusable?

 

[thecajunblade]

It's not worth anything on the resale market but it can make you a good shaver. I have had similar, just be very light with the pressure moving forward. If your a scope guy and overly obsessed with looks, save the scales and chunk the blade, it ain't ever going to be pretty.

 

[CBLindsay]

In my opinion and experience i would say yes, it's worth giving it a try. Depending on how you hone (your technique) you might end up with a usable finished product. I have succesfuly honed and enjoyed shaves from a razor with a similar crack. Depending on the condition of the edge you may need to do a pretty significant bevel reset but judging from the photo it doesn't seem like there are any chips to deal with.
Go for it!

 

[Luecke3262]

That’s a shame! I have several cracked blades and they have all honed up fine. I had a beautiful new old stock Dubl Duck Gold Edge 7/8 that was in perfect condition. Unfortunately, the day I was going to hone it I bumped it off of my hone and it fell approximately an inch and a half and cracked the blade in about the same spot as yours. It honed up fine and shaves really well.

 

[Tathra11]

With sooooo many straight razors out there in nice condition why buggerize about with a cracked one???? Given that you're in Sweden maybe there are lots of nice Erik Anton Bergs and Heljistrands to be had. Just sayin.....