I see the wisdom in this for sure. I'm still hoping to find a local guy to do this for me so that I can apply the idea. I also like the idea of knowing the person who sharpens my razors, but I strongly dislike the idea of sending a razor (that I'm poring so much of my time into) of in the mail for some random apprentice to use for practice. Accountability is sorely lacking in any mail away service from my past experience razors or otherwise. So it has to be a local option to satisfy my growing protectiveness of this razor.