View Poll Results: Shaving or Honing

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  • I judge a Razor only by the shave

    55 59.14%

  • I judge a razor more on the hones the just the shave

    38 40.86%
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  1. 10-10-2015, 04:46 PM #11
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    I did and did it on purpose

    The obvious "Correct" answer is both, Honing and the Shave that is just a given ...

    But what I was wondering is after honing many razors what do you rely on more to say "That is a well made razor" the shave or the honing.

    Personally I don't think a new razor should require "Honing Gymnastics and Edge Restoration" to achieve a nice even small bevel
    The grind should be correct, the geometry should be correct, the temper and steel should be good, I should not have to add 10 layers of tape, the heel should not be lifting the back 1 inch of the edge off the hone...

    All these things I find on the hones, and after I am done the shave is fine but in my eyes the razor is Meh because of all the errors that had to be corrected on the hones..
    Last edited by gssixgun; 10-10-2015 at 04:53 PM.
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