Thread: Razor to learn to hone on.?.

Sorry i love that brand so i bought it.
I beat ya it will shave great.

razoremporium dot com has alot of cheap used straight razors to learn to hone on without bidding your A** of on ebay... send them a mail and ask to choose a good to practise on. yes norton set is a good set/stones but you might need 2 more stones (1 Stone that is 1000 or 2000 in case of bad edge and a higher then 8000 as finisher. (so a 10k/12k/13k/16k/30k will be good as finisher) and if you only buy the 4/8k stone from norton also get a lapping plate/stone or else its not even surfaces on the 4/8k. Havent bought 1 stone that is flat/even surface.that means you cant hone on a stone that comes directly from the company/store. also get yourself some electric tape for the spine.

Before you learn to hone a razor, can you already maintain a razor on a finishing stone or barber hone ?
If you don't have the skill to keep a razor shaving you don't have the hands to start one from scratch or even midway.
With honing I think it's best to start at the top & work your way down. Every mistake you make on a coarser medium = more steel removed. No big deal if you look at razors as being disposable but it's best to to buy a junker for your first bevel sets or edge restorations.

A 4/8" razor will be a little more difficult to hone ,strop & shave with for some people. Practicing on a razor you're happy to shave with is the easiest path.

I cann't disargee with getting ya stuff a good vintage peice of steel
the only reason it's dirt cheap is cause it's not the pertest.
But is able to hold a fine edge.
My only interest in gathering up more and more straight razors
is shaving with them.
But do treat them like they are precise steel.
The thing i always wonder should i edge them on the stones with
elerical tape or no tape. Cause when i don't use tape i do see the spin getting
marked up. is that cause i only putting presure on the blade. I use the stones with
just water though.

I too am learning how to hone, and I bought a few Gold Dollar razors to learn on. I have one GD that came shave-ready (and it actually shaves nice!) so I know that it's possible to get it there myself, so we'll see what happens...As China-made razors go, Gold Dollars quality doesn't seem to be too too bad actually...

Originally Posted by jpcwon

I too am learning how to hone, and I bought a few Gold Dollar razors to learn on. I have one GD that came shave-ready (and it actually shaves nice!) so I know that it's possible to get it there myself, so we'll see what happens...As China-made razors go, Gold Dollars quality doesn't seem to be too too bad actually...

Yea i heard they have gotten better as for as the quality.
People used to have to throw out 50 percent of those blades they bought.
now heard it's down to 10 percent. a much better ratio.
people have said they heat treat them better. so for dirt cheap you get a blade to practice pining and un pining.
customize it. and to pratice engaving if some one fancy doing those things.
it's a good blade to go to town on with the dremel tool thing.