Quote Originally Posted by Phrank View Post
Well, that may be your opinion, but the two I have, if I was to use them to shave, wouldn't make it more than three or four shaves before they'd have to hit the Nani 12k, minimum for a refresh. That, in addition to their inconsistent geometry makes them very tricky to even get an even bevel.

And as soon as your taking a blade to the stones frequently, you're constantly reducing the metal available on the blade, and as you use more of the metal, the geometry will change.

My other blades, most over a year old, have been honed once, and never needed anything more than good stropping and some crox now and then.

GDs are great to practice honing on for the very reason they are so inconsistent in their geometry, hone 10 different GDs, and you'll be better prepared to tackle a blade with similar issues.

To use as a go-to razor, wouldn't even think of it and why? You can get real steel, a nice vintage blade, for $20.00 or less to practice on and then have a consistent, usable razor.

edited to add:

This is a $12.00 razor I grabbed almost a year ago, sent it out to get honed, it's one of my favorite blades now.

Nice razor Phrank!!!