Stainless frost Mora chipped.... major bummer

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I've been using my Mora a lot in the kitchen and some less experienced family members chipped the tip. Is there any way i can get rid of the chips without altering the grind besides manually working it with a low grit stone?
 
Well, how badly chipped is it? Do you have a photo available to illustrate the damage?

You're obviously going to have to remove metal until your edge is below the level of the chip to even it out, of course. The method you use is entirely up to you, but I'd head straight for the belt myself. It leaves a mild convex that you could square off with a stone if you really wanted to, but I'd be tempted to just grind out the chips on the belt, work it up to the edge you want, and call it good. :) Depends on exactly how you like your blades, I tend to go for a fairly polished mild convex on my users, and there's nothing faster than an appropriate belt on a good grinder for repairing damage!
 
A close-up photo of the chipped tip would be a BIG help, in getting some advice that would work out best for you. Lots of skilled experts here, who can help out if they can see what you're facing.
 
Komitadjie said:
But where's the fun in that? Fix it and keep it in use!
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Maybe for you, and maybe for me, but he didn't sound like he was having any fun ("major bummer").

I look at these things in terms of dollars per hour. If it takes me 3 hours to fix the knife, and it would cost me $15 to buy a new one, then I'm working for $5 per hour. Not worth it from a time versus money standpoint.

UNLESS ... 1) you can't afford the $15, and you have plenty of time, or 2) you enjoy it.
 
With my Kally belt, I'll bet I could fix it in under five minutes. Would just depend on the grit I needed to use, rougher belts for worse damage.

And the fun is in going "DAMMIT!" then fixing the problem, and KNOWING later that you fixed it yourself instead of just sending it off for repair or discarding it and buying another. :)
 
For a scary moment I thought you were referring to Frost Cutlery, and since no one really knows how to sharpen potsteel (zinc) I was feeling sorry for ya, son. While taking into account personal labor costs can be a downer, some folks find it to be both fun and something of a catharsis but if you are none of the above simply save yourself the grief and get another one from any of the excellent online retailers.
 
If the original poster elects not to fix his Mora knife, and simply replaces it, it would be cool to somehow gift it to one of the forumites who enjoy fixing and modding knives. Moras are such a perfect platform for modification and learning about blade geometry.
 
Bill1170 said:
If the original poster elects not to fix his Mora knife, and simply replaces it, it would be cool to somehow gift it to one of the forumites who enjoy fixing and modding knives. Moras are such a perfect platform for modification and learning about blade geometry.
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the only problem with that is the fact that moras are such great values that it may cost more to ship rather then to just buy a new one that its not worth it...
 
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