Thread: The Giving Razor- honemeisters in training?

Hey everybody, so far I have been really impressed with the generosity and willingness to help of all of the SRP members. I think one of the most important things in life is to help other people out when you can, because I think it eventually all comes back to you somehow (even if just in the form of a good night's sleep).

So.... I want to try to reflect some of the help that other people have given me. I know that some guys are trying to learn how to hone razors, but it sucks when all you have is your new razors, or some nice vintage steel that an expert has restored for you. Nobody wants to ruin their only razor while learning to hone.

I have a razor that I am not familiar with (the tang is stamped "Rangoon") but it seems to be good steel. I took off the rust and I want to offer someone who is trying to learn to hone the opportunity to practice on this razor. After trying your hand on this razor you can send it back to me, then I'll let someone else try it out.

I would only ask that you do not experiment with extreme honing methods (like electric or mechanical sharpeners) and that you only use techniques and hones listed in the SRP wiki on honing. Also, I would ask that nothing else be done to the razor (don't try to rescale or otherwise restore the blade... just honing practice).

Hopefully this will give some people the opportunity to learn more about straight razors and the processes involved in this lifestyle. Please tell me what you think about this and let me know if you are interested in this as a source for trying your hand at honing.

I'll repost here every time the razor is available for another aspiring honemeister... here is a picture of the razor in question.