Hello everybody,

My first post here, I'm quite excited! This is a great community, thanks all for making it so wonderful and for sharing your knowledge and experience!

I received a Thiers-Issard as a xmas present (I know, how lucky!) bought from The Art of Shaving. The model is Le Grelot 5/8 275, with rams horn. Quite beautiful apart from "The Art of Shaving" black logo on the blade; and quite expensive at almost $ 300.
My question is: is TAoS a reputable vendor? Why on earth would TI put the black logo on the blade? Would it diminish its value, should I choose to sell it later? And, of course, I presume it will need some honing (not offered by TAoS).

Cheers!

Satom