So I have been spending way too much time on eBay recently, looking for cheap razors to learn to hone on. It seems like all I am able find are smiling, frowning, chipped, damaged, or more than what I am thinking a practice razor should cost. So, a few questions:
  1. What price range should I be looking in? I have been thinking under 20 bucks, but I am not seeing much in the way of vintage steel that way.
  2. How much hone wear is too much hone wear? I know to avoid badly frowning or smiling blades, but am not sure where it goes from some hone wear to too much hone wear to be worth messing with.
  3. Any search tips for cheapies?


If this is in the wrong sub-forum, please move it where it needs to go. Thanks for your input!