Thread: Best newbie honing setup.$250

Originally Posted by gssixgun

You should wait at least 6 months then start honing,

But like so many people you won't


Spend half that and get the Norton starter set 220-1k 4k-8k Take the time to learn how to use it since that set will hone any razor in any condition,, Then after you have mastered that and don't NEED a finisher, you will know which one to buy without asking us...

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I was helped a lot with your YouTube video . At least, it helped me bring around a razor that I couldn't get right (and I have been straight shaving two years).

Believe me, I won't be shaving with anything I hone for a long time. Feather blades tug and pull on my beard if I use more than twice. I enjoy a smooth shave too much to suffer irritating shaves at the hands of a hack hone job by yours truly...What I do plan on doing, is getting 2 beater razors. One wedge, and one hollow, for practice honing, and my imps will go to Lynn for the foreseeable future..

One question is the cheap poor mans strop by whipped dog, suitable for cro-ox? Or am I better off with that balsa shim whipped dog provides..or spend yet more $ on a paddle?