Quote Originally Posted by Slartibartfast View Post

No one frowns upon any one learning to hone.
Can you direct me to a thread that a mod/mentors tells a beginner "Go get a hone and give it a shot, I bet you get the hang of it pretty quick"? I highly doubt it.
I don't think I even need respond to the rest.

Quote Originally Posted by U2Bono269 View Post
what works me for doesn't work for you and honestly there's not much they can do except make suggestions to us that may or may not work.
That is not the message I see in most responses. People will voice very valid thoughts and ideas, only to be shot down in a very rude fashion. HHT anyone?

Quote Originally Posted by Snuff View Post
Not helpful? Maybe they advice not to try honing for beginners because there are already so much things that can go wrong (beard prep, stropping, lather, ....) that it would make things only more complicated then necessary?
I think they go further than advising against it, most will damn you to a hot place for thinking this.