Just started shaving like a man this year (thats 2011) and I currently own 10. I bought them all off of ebay. Bought a set of 6 then a set of 3 and then a single boker king cutter in "shave ready" condition from Canada. I took the ugliest of the bunch and ground the chips out of the edge with a diamond stone. I then finished it off on a natural Chinese wet stone I also purchased off of ebay. The one I honed myself shaves just as good as the "shave ready" one I bought. I am going to send a few out for professional hone just as soon as I save up some more$ Can't wait I tell you. I dig this