Today was the first shave that I got to complete with a razor that I restored and honed myself. Everything went great and the razor was a fantastic shaver. It was a Pyramid Brand Geneva Cutlery Corp. razor that I picked up on ebay for 6 bucks shipped. If I wasn't hooked on straight razor shaving before I'm definitely hooked now. It was a very rewarding experience to shave with something that I was solely responsible for fixing back up and getting shave ready.