Originally Posted by
Bruce
Noob to newb to meisters,
The recommendation to start one's honing adventure on something other than a "good" razor puzzles me. If one begins attempts at sharpening something as deleicate as a razor, but does so on a piece of scrap, does the new honer learn anything of value? If the piece of scrap cannot be honed to a usable edge, the honer will never know if his technique is good, bad, or ugly (thank you Clint). Would'nt it be better to start on a good, servicable blade which, for whatever reason, does not have great value?
new too, Bruce, over...