Thread: Petty, I know, but...

Originally Posted by Baxxer

Maybe we could say "edge wizard".

And change everybody's name? Then we would have Glendalf, Lynndalf and Jimmy Potter

In my country, Norway, the title Mester (Meister or master) is something that takes years of apprenticeship, official schooling and exams as a Journeyman, then new ones as a Meister.
I'm not entirely comfortable with how the term is used in the English speaking parts of the world.

No biggie really, but I do prefer the term experienced honer myself.

or bevel boss...

... or edge pusher

I'm with Björnar about this though and would call a dear few for master in their field (regardless if it's about sharpening things or building cabinets, etc).

I think the true term is probably limited to cutlers or a wider range of work than just sharpening. Someone like iwasaki would come to mind.

Or some of the folks who work at dovo and make the razors, though the true term master is probably diulted some even at a place like dovo where a cutler would do a step of the work instead of the entire work.

I would even stretch it further to describe a meister as someone who can not only produce near flawless work, but with excellent taste in proportions and design.

Since we have no real trade economy in the US, the term gets diluted, and it's used more as marketing.

Meister Brau.

That's what I'm reminded of every time I see "honemeister".

Slow day on SRP?

Originally Posted by Birnando

In my country, Norway, the title Mester (Meister or master) is something that takes years of apprenticeship, official schooling and exams as a Journeyman, then new ones as a Meister.
I'm not entirely comfortable with how the term is used in the English speaking parts of the world.

No biggie really, but I do prefer the term experienced honer myself.

Not to mention that one have to pay an annual fee to keep the title


I have no big issues with the term Honemeister itself, more that some tend to use it IMO too easily. Someone who have honed thousands of razors over several years might have earned the title, but when someone call one who have honed for a year, and sometimes even less and "only" a couple hundred razors a Honemeister I feel it's not quite right....

Edge guru

Well, I've been honing only my razors for less than a year, so that makes me a honerookie.

This is a question that should have been posed to Obama and Romney during last night's debate.