Old Barbers - Worth a Try!
I've been getting my hair cut by an older barber forever - they do a great job for cheap. My barber is in his 80s, and I am very happy with him. He cut my hair for my wedding in August.
I hadn't thought to ask him about razors. I haven't gotten around to sending mine out to a honemeister, and it suddenly struck me - here I am getting my hair cut by someone who was professionally trained to use straight razors, using the kinds of barber manuals that the new generation looks at to see what they did back then.
I wasn't sure if my razor was sharp enough, and I have two razors that needed honing, so I asked him about them, then asked if I could bring them by. He looked at them, said the one was sharp enough, the other two can easily be sharpened, and he won't charge me for the honing.
I'll pick them up Saturday. I'll let you know how it goes ...