Originally Posted by
shooter74743
While there may be many paths of enlightenment, some of those paths lead to discouragement. Purchasing razors that were so called "shave ready" off the classified's are what lead me to honing. I was fortunate enough that my first razor was one honed by the Honemeister himself, so I knew what a properly honed razor was about and when I purchased a razor or two from the classified's I was a bit set back and very quickly learned that there are many opinions of a "shave ready" razor. Now that I have been honing for several years & hundreds of razors later, few razor's that I purchase really are honed to my liking as my taste for a keen edge ever increases. I simply feel that if I can keep a new SR shaver from getting discouraged, I have done my job. This includes opening my house up to total strangers, for that little bit of encouragement no matter if it's getting thru those first few good shaves or learning the basics of bevel setting & honing. Simply put, there is more than one way to get from Dallas to San Antonio...I like the Interstate.
Learn to shave, then learn to hone...ask me and I will teach you either or both...follow me on the Interstate & I will get you there quicker.