Quote Originally Posted by jackdashack View Post
A good laugh from this one with the point taken also. I am listening carefully to everything said here. Thanks! Jack ":-Dx
I want to make something clear. For the OP or any other beginner reading this thread...

We are not being snobs in saying that the OP made a mistake in buying this razor. I do believe that he made a mistake, even though his logic of buying cheaper before buying more expensive seemed reasonable. If he had bought a cheap vintage razor, the approach would have had some hope after honing. Unfortunately, with the purchase of what is only a razor shaped object (ROS), the money is pretty much wasted--again, in my opinion. This is because these cheap new razors are made with steel that cannot hold an edge, and for that reason they are not functional as razors. That is why we call them razor shaped objects.