Quote Originally Posted by Elnones View Post
I am thinking of learning to hone my own razors rather than sending them out. Can anybody tell me what sort of outlay of money I’m looking at to get started? Is it a reasonably easy skill to acquire?
You do not need to lay that much out from the get go, espcially if you have razors that were previously honed.
If you pick up a 12k and work your way back as you learn. An 8k next - from 8-12 is easily done.
Unless you need to redo edges you won't need a 1 or 3k for a bit.
Its a learned skill for sure but worth the journey. I would suggest some form of magnification as well - a quality loupe will pay dividends for learning.
Learning with synthetics is much easier and consistant.
If you enjoy it you can branch out to natural stones from there.