6gun,

I'm not sure if I understand the chronology of j03's sad events. He says he had the razor honed by a knife guy and then he says he had the razor honed by a honemeister and then he says he brought it to a knife guy to sharpen and wondered if that may have had anything to do with the sad/bad performance of his razor. It sounds to me that after the first bad experience shaving he brought it back to the "knife guy" for an edge upgrade.

I hope j03 becomes a good student of process and will learn both how to shave with a straight razor and how to touch up a blade once he becomes dissatisfied with its performance.

In the meanwhile, I suspect there are none here who doubt that those who repair, restore, and sharpen razors for others are not doing the best work possible for their customers.

Well, OK, there may be a few doubters, but they will probably always be among that number which blames others for their own faults and misadventures.

On a lighter note: I got a really good shave this morning with a blade that I honed. Does this mean I have no one to blame but myself?