Thread: first time honing. now I need someone to sharpen my razors

its ok i did the same thing and had to send the razors out to get honed. now i dont even look at the 220 side of my stone and barely use the 1000. im still not good at it but i did get one razor to shave arm hair, the actual shave test was a failure but im trying to learn and one day i will be able to hone my own razors

-dan-

Never feel dumb here, there's too many question that NEED asking.

I was pleasantly surprised you went up to 8000 and beyond with the spray (can you find out exactly what the spray is?) and stayed away from machines. That puts you a step ahead of many. Heck, when I very very first began I tried using a machine...with extreme care...thinking that people on here were simply purists. WRONG haha, only did that once!

I just have to say that this tread is a great example of everything that is right about this forum. Kudos to all.

I just meant the diamond spray, sorry. Nothing special. I figured I should go through the whole progression to be safe. But losing the bevel makes that rather moot...

Originally Posted by Soilarch

Never feel dumb here, there's too many question that NEED asking.

I was pleasantly surprised you went up to 8000 and beyond with the spray (can you find out exactly what the spray is?) and stayed away from machines. That puts you a step ahead of many. Heck, when I very very first began I tried using a machine...with extreme care...thinking that people on here were simply purists. WRONG haha, only did that once!

Just like everybody else said, you shouldn't feel bad at all.

I can't speak for everyone, but I can tell you that without question, there were razors that I absolutely RUINED a razor or two learning to hone and restore.

I've cracked scales by over tightening a pin.

I've put at least one HUGE and nearly irreparable cut into a very nice SRD strop that didn't deserve it.

It happens to the best of us. I'm sure that even Lynn has accidentally trashed a blade as some point. (although probably not in the last decade or two)

Originally Posted by VeeDubb65

Just like everybody else said, you shouldn't feel bad at all.

I can't speak for everyone, but I can tell you that without question, there were razors that I absolutely RUINED a razor or two learning to hone and restore.

I've cracked scales by over tightening a pin.

I've put at least one HUGE and nearly irreparable cut into a very nice SRD strop that didn't deserve it.

It happens to the best of us. I'm sure that even Lynn has accidentally trashed a blade as some point. (although probably not in the last decade or two)

Guilty on all counts Your Honor except it was a VB strop

Utopian is out of communication right now and I don't have a phone number so I'll just say it publicly - thanks! Turns out I had the bevel right...just not completely sharpened. I just needed a bit more honing. But the bevel was (re)set. Utopian/Ron is the best!

Originally Posted by kaiyen

Utopian is out of communication right now and I don't have a phone number so I'll just say it publicly - thanks! Turns out I had the bevel right...just not completely sharpened. I just needed a bit more honing. But the bevel was (re)set. Utopian/Ron is the best!

Hey, I'm glad you got it worked out. I also just got my razors back from Ron and I'm very impressed at the work he did. I hope life settles down for him soon so he can get back here to SRP.

Indeed. I think my razors are actually sharper now than when I first bought them...