Thread: Razor honing in the UK

Hi I am a new member and have been shaving using a merker safety razor for some time and was looking to move on to a straight razor.
I have done a fair amount of reserch in to it and i am planning to do my own honing in time. However i am looking to get my razor that i purchase honed so it is shave ready so i can get a feel for how it should shave.

Is there anyone in the UK that does a honing service that i would be able to send the razor to for honing.

Many thanks

Tom

I've done one for the UK. I believe that there are no honemasters in the UK just yet. But I do some honing every now and then and post to my house is faster than to the states in general.
Let me know.
Alexander

Hi Warbs1! Fellow Newbie and Brit here.
I made the mistake of buying a couple of razors BEFORE finding this site, and needless to say I have bought rubbish

Look at the sticky in the Newbie forum and follow the links there. I have since bought a couple of razors from guys off this site, and they will come ready honed and shave ready (And at very good prices!)

Robert the owner of TGS ( http://www.gentlemans-shop.com/ ) told me once that one of the old shaving places in London does honing, I forget which but it's not Trumpers - maybe T&H or Taylors?

In any case, it's probably easier to mail a razor out to one of the honemeisters from here like Alex or Lynn - at least you know you'll get a good job done at a good price.

Thanks for the info guys

Regards

Tom

I am booked in this weekend to a wet shave barber near me. I just had to see if they can do it better While I'm there I will ask if they would offer a hone service.
I am in Poole in Dorset so if it is possible, some arrangment could be sorted for you.

PuFF

I would bring your razor, they might well hone it for you whilst you're there.