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Depending on how much one loves his/her blade a repair would make sense.
Thumps up!
this video was "on the tip of my tongue" but didn't quite remember by whom it was
I know blade makers and restaurators that repair these damages on a regular without people even noticing that it's been repaired.
I once had an inner crack in one of my Hinoki blades at a very delicate area, at the neck between handle and head, and even this ugly damage was repaired smoothly.
In your case the guy i know would try to find out what kind of wood was used in your blade. (the old STIGA Offensive woods had a walnut top ply, the newer ones don't, for instance) then either try to find a veneer of the same wood same thickness or at best find an unrepairable blade to use bits of its top ply and then repair like shown in the following short vid.
your guy is a ninja!