Thread: Honed

Hello all, new to the straight razor scene. Im from N.J. married two beautiful girls. Looks like to be the place to be for starting something new and hopefully very gratifying




When ordering a new razor, does honed necessarily mean it is "sharpened"....reason being when i order my new razor i want it to be pre- sharpened

I consider them both one in the same. I prefer not to use the term "shave-ready" as that assumes, to me, that the razor has also been stropped recently, instead of shipped.

well, if it is properly honed then you could say it has been sharpened. however it probably ought to also be stropped if it is to be shave ready

[Edit]Great minds answer alike

so it is safe to say when recieving my new razor to strop and then use accordingly

Wait I just read your edit - you married two beautiful girls?

Originally Posted by dirtman775

so it is safe to say when recieving my new razor to strop and then use accordingly

You should inquire of the party you are receiving your new razor from. Although I have found some online vendors will claim their razors are shave ready, when in fact, they have only been machine sharpened. Other vendors will strop the razor and include instructions with the razor on what to do when you receive it. Who, if I may be so bold, did you order from?

Originally Posted by hoglahoo

Wait I just read your edit - you married two beautiful girls?

You should inquire of the party you are receiving your new razor from. Although I have found some online vendors will claim their razors are shave ready, when in fact, they have only been machine sharpened. Who, if I may be so bold, did you order from?

down boy, down.....LOL they are 3 and 6....LOL

i have not done anything as far as purchasing, doing research and alot of question asking first

If you order a razor from Straight Razor Designs, Vintage Blades, or Classic Shaving it will come honed by SRP founder Lynn Abrams. IME that is as good as it gets. SRD offers the first and second honing free if I am not mistaken,.

Originally Posted by JimmyHAD

If you order a razor from Straight Razor Designs, Vintage Blades, or Classic Shaving it will come honed by SRP founder Lynn Abrams. IME that is as good as it gets. SRD offers the first and second honing free if I am not mistaken,.

i have been looking at the Vintage Blades site alot and i like what i see

I am in NJ also. Where are you in this wonderfull state. If you need any help with the learning curve of stropping honing or even shaving and you are within driving distance of monmouth county let me no.

Originally Posted by importcarguy

I am in NJ also. Where are you in this wonderfull state. If you need any help with the learning curve of stropping honing or even shaving and you are within driving distance of monmouth county let me no.

Thanks import but, im akin to being a bit of a loner....i really appreciate your offer