Thread: I dropped and chipped my razor before my second shave with it!

Originally Posted by Fort

Again its to late I already honed it up to a 5k stone. Im waiting for the 8 and 12ks to arrive. In the mean time I did 3 passes on a paddle strop with Bark river white compound (about 12k grit) to release the burr. I then took it to the microscope with one of my wife's hairs. I tested my progress and managed to pop or peel the strand at every test touch. I'm not saying its shave ready; but I feel confident. Its not that I don't have the resources to hone it myself. Everything boiles down to finding the proper stroke for this particular razor and being consistent.

In all actuality, I am becoming more acquainted with this razor by learning how it needs to be honed.

However with that said I do heed the advice to send it out. I understand But If I don't at least try, I wont sleep so well!

I am going to say this and hope I don't hurt your feelings: "You don't have any honing ability." How in the world do you think you are going to do a blade repair and hone? Release the burr? We don't create burs honing, that's a knife thing. There is a reason we recommend that you learn to shave and then work backwards from touching up a razor to learning to hone. These guys are trying to steer you in the right direction and be polite....do yourself & your face a favor and listen. Your journey will be a much smoother one.