Thread: Am I bitting off more than I can chew

I would just like to take this opportunity to say a big heart felt thankyou to all members that have taken the time and patience to respond with their experiences and advice message received and understood thankyou all again im off to look for a reasonably priced honing service and will be back shortly with my comments on my first SR shave I can hardly wait

You may want to check with MikeW or Celticcrusader I think I got their SRP names correct? for honing. Michael hones as he makes his own razors and I suspect that Jamie hones also.

Originally Posted by Trimmy72

You may want to check with MikeW or Celticcrusader I think I got their SRP names correct? for honing. Michael hones as he makes his own razors and I suspect that Jamie hones also.

Celticcrusader (jamie) does offer honing and restoration services.

It can be done but not advised, the reasons are many but the main ones in my view are:

* Unable to define a shave ready razor yet
* Have not mastered Lathering, Stropping and Shaving yet
* May spend $ on stones and then get frustrated with lack of success
* Unable to determine appropriate approach to different blade profiles (hone ware, warp etc)

Find a mentor in your area if possible, everyone I have met so far is happy to share because we were all there. My mentor had a chat, gave me a problem razor (which I ended up buying off him) and then reviewed my edge and gave me advice. I watched a ton of videos and found what worked for me in the end does not work for everyone.