Thread: Who does their own straight honing?

I maintain my own blades. I started with just a Naniwa 12k and thought that's all I need because I'm not going to set a bevel. Then one day I noticed I had a Naniwa 5, 8, 10 & 12k. What happened?!!! I'm thinking I won't go any lower than the 5k for awhile. I just finished my first 5 & 8k pyramid yesterday and that's all I need to sharpen a blade in good condition. Any lower than that I feel like you are doing Bevel work and I'm not ready for that yet. I also bought a Swaty but haven't had a chance to use it yet.

I voted yes....however there is a caveat! I have only started recently....but only with cheap razors. I bought quite a few GDs. Terrible QC, but the steel is ok, and it is certainly good enough for me to learn with. I trashed one with my first attempt but was successful with the second. The razor gives a really good shave ...although just a little harsher than my professionally honed razors. Once I gain some consistency and learn to polish the edge to a higher degree I intend to put my more expensive steel to stone.

I maintain my own blades, but I have restored a few edges. Only just a few though, so even though I know I have the skill to restore, to a point, I answered maintaining my own, as that is all I really aspire to doing.


Mick

I restore my own razors. But I only buy razors that need minimal restoration. I like the rustic look (maybe I'm lazy) and so don't spend days polishing. I have tried this in the past and I don't have the time. But for every new razor I buy I reset the bevel to overcome problems like rust, pitting, and chips.

Also, living in a cash money situation I can't afford to pay anyone to do it for me, so I have to do it myself.