Thread: How unrealistic would it be to try and restore this razor by myself?

Originally Posted by PaulFLUS

He probably doesn't need or even want the publicity. Maybe has more.than he can do under the radar. Good that you found someone. Still, unless you want to be dependent on someone else it is good to be able to take care of your own honing needs. I believe in self sufficiency. Besides it is satisfying to make your way through the process by yourself. Learning to hone is a process and, I think, makes you more connected to the.process as a whole

Probably true, I wouldn't want to do it if I had a busy regular job or was already busy honing anyway. The sharpener down the street from me actually goes out of his way to not advertise because he's too busy from word of mouth already, doesn't want any more business. I wouldn't mind learning how to do it just for the sake of learning/knowing how to do it.

I cannot absorb. I always thought a shaver needs no work. Too many out there to hone.
Oh well. Par for the course?

Originally Posted by sharptonn

I cannot absorb. I always thought a shaver needs no work. Too many out there to hone.
Oh well. Par for the course?

What he had when I sent that was a Dovo that had spine problems and he was trying to hone it. I went through my collection and found him one with little to no hone wear, a round point so as to minimize cuts, a straight spine and bevel, no stabilizer, basically I tried to eliminate all the things that were going to stand in the way of learning to hone. Eventually it will need to be honed but for the moment I honed it to where he can easily see what it should shave like for the sake of comparison. Once it does eventually need honing it will be one that he will be able to have success with without running into a bunch of problems.