Thread: Am I the only one who doesn't want to hone myself?

Originally Posted by decraew

No you're not the only one!
Although honing a razor that's in a good condition is not such a chore so for me it's more of a hastle to ship it out and get it honed than to do it myself. And I have so many shave-ready razors I'll probably never have to hone again

You had to go and make me jealous now didn't you. Well I just recieved the order I made on the bay, tuxedo wedge and barbers hone. it looks like I'll be ordering the nortons after all, I see now why so many avoid sending their razors off to get honed, when you want it sharp you want it sharp right now. but I still need to send one off because I need a baseline

Originally Posted by Boots

You had to go and make me jealous now didn't you. Well I just recieved the order I made on the bay, tuxedo wedge and barbers hone. it looks like I'll be ordering the nortons after all, I see now why so many avoid sending their razors off to get honed, when you want it sharp you want it sharp right now. but I still need to send one off because I need a baseline

The only trouble I see now is that that base line will have to be improved!

Originally Posted by 32t

The only trouble I see now is that that base line will have to be improved!

If it shaves in comfort I'm happy.

Originally Posted by wvuhillbilly

I know several st8 users who do not hone. It all depends on how deeply you wish to immerse yourself . I enjoy experimenting with different stones/edges as well as light restores. I would delve deeper if I had the required equipment. One day I hope to even forge my own. My interest has it's limits however. I would stop short of mining the ore and making my own steel or raising buffalo for their horn. Maybe

ok, maybe mining the ore is a bit much. But buffalo tastes GOOD!

If I thought that some one could achieve better results than me I'd send my razors out
Honing is some thing dear to me...

Short answer, no. I avoid it except on experimental razors. Been trying a long time, and I just never have gotten comfortable with it.

Originally Posted by Haroldg48

Short answer, no. I avoid it except on experimental razors. Been trying a long time, and I just never have gotten comfortable with it.

I Just got my razor back from rodb and the edge was beautiful, I have my baseline, but for right now I'm just enjoying having a sharp razor. I'm thinking that I should learn to hone, (at some point) only because I want to forge my own razor. I think it would be immensely satisfying to go from 1095 bar stock to shave ready by my self.

That's way beyond my goal

I just like njoying a great, old-fashioned SR shave, but more power to you.

that's a very difficult process especially for a beginner like me , hope i learn something from you guys

If your edges last for months there's no need to learn how to hone. My edges however, though still sharp after a few shaves, start to become uncomfortable. That's why I invested in leaning how to hone.
Don't forget: honing is no rocket science. If you have a sharp razor it only needs touch-ups every so often. You only need one hone to for that.