Thread: Honemeister sharp

Thanks for the responses/help, everyone. And especially to Bart, for appreciating my (mostly warped) sense of humor...

The razor I've been putting up against Glen Sharp is a Hill & Son Sheffield blade in very good condition, save for the extensive honing wear on the spine. Interestingly, I haven't been able to find out any information about Hill & Son razors at all. Until today, that is. There's a guy on eBay selling a matched set of Hill & Son razors, both blades in mediocre condition, in their original case for $400. The only visible difference I can see between my razor and the matched set is my scales are black, the ones on ebay are white. So I guess I'll settle for $175. Here's the matched set.... FINE ANTIQUE19TH C. PAIR OF PRESENTATION CASED RAZORS - eBay (item 400005959129 end time Dec-01-08 12:22:08 PST)

Anyway, today was proof that even a blind pig finds a truffle occasionally. I put another 25 laps on the Chinese 12k, stropped the crap out of it, and setup the re-match. I'm very happy to announce it was a tie: both blades felt equally as comfy WTG and XTG. And it only took a total of about six hours of work to do it.

Edit: I really think it was inadequate stropping that was responsible for the lack of comfort. I'm using a paddle strop, and I think it requires a *bunch* more laps than a hanging strop. Tony Miller treats the leather on paddle strops to give it more "draw", and I'm sure it helps, but I think you end up doing more laps with it anyway.