What would you do with this?

It's an interesting tool. Anything that runs on electricity and flings water around...
 
interesting.
statistically, a machete is almost certain to get a ding like that in the blade. i just sharpen the blade like normal figuring it will work itself out over time and repeated sharpening. but a ding in a two foot blade is different than one in a three inch blade.

never had a pocketknife damaged like that. at least, not yet lol. i would probably just sharpen the blade normally, leaving the dinged area and use the knife to see what i thought of it. if it bugged me too much you could always grind it out entirely later.

i also like deadfalls idea of sharpening the chipped area. you would have perhaps the only monoserrate vintage case in your region!
 
It's a knife ! Yes pretty and old but first of all a knife, so I'd sharpen it carefully give it some oil SPA and use it for many more years.
I bet you'll enjoy the process.

Mike

edit - didn't see this but that's what I meant
wouldestous wrote: i just sharpen the blade like normal figuring it will work itself out over time and repeated sharpening.
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I've done that many times and it works out great
 
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Not a big fan of serrations but mebbe a fully or partially serrated blade? Perhaps a carbide bit on a dremmel or if you are feeling ambitions an triangle sharpening rod or edge with sand paper over it.

This way it will keep the blades original shape
 
I would take the demi-derrierred route of sharpening the edge and smoothing/sharpening the inside of the nick, then waiting for the edge to catch up with the nick in normal sharpening. Pretty close to the mono-serration mentioned above, I guess.
 
I wouldn't go too far in removing metal to grind out the chip. Personally, I'd sharpen it up and straighten the edge out, and just leave the chip alone. As you use it & sharpen it, the chip will get smaller & smaller, and IMO it's not that big a deal.
Nice barlow!
 
I would definitely remove the chip completely.
I vote for a slight recurve to keep as much of the blade as possible. You can always straighten the edge out if it ends up looking goofy.
 
Well, here he is, straight, razor sharp and home from his first day at work. He should be ready for many more.

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I didn't raise the point at all, so it still nests nicely.

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Very nice job. I'm happy you didn't leave the chip there...yes, you took away some steel, but I don't think you're going to thin it out that much with use :)

Fausto
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Great work! The grind looks so smooth in profile you can't tell it has had anything more than the good sharpenings that any working knife would get. Nice!

Robert
 
See, you already knew what to do with it. ... and you did a great job, too! Thanks to you, that old Case has been rehabilitated and can get back to work.

Ed J
 
Great job, Jack... looks really great. I thought it would cost more material on the blade... congratz on that beauty, now!

I´m sure, it will serve you well for many years now on...
 
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