Thread: How long does it take you to hone a razor.

Originally Posted by BobH

Being an inexperienced honer, I would say at least an hour maybe more. The bulk of that time would be trying to set the bevel.

Bob

I feel like half my time is spent wiping and checking and taping and re-taping.

That and getting around the wall sometimes...

heck that's what keeps it interesting.

Originally Posted by pixelfixed

4 days up and back, USPS sent to a pro

Heck yeah, not everybody has to or needs to do his own hone work. Some might not have the time, others not into the hands-on-wizardry that is can be. Not everybody is the DIY type and some of those may not have the "touch".

but mostly it's great to be able to pay folks to do work they enjoy doing.

I did eight in one night and it took me 6 hours from bevel set to strop... I just did 1 and it took me 1 hour 15 minutes from bevel set to strop used lapping films... You do save some time doing multiple razors at the same time but not a whole lot...

Shaved with the one I did today and almost have bbs ... Missed one spot in touch ups.

Ok, I just did an old WB. Hadca slight chip. 220 for about 10 minutes, 1000 for about 10 minutes, bevel set. 4k, 8k, edlis barbers hone, 15 minutes each, 15 or so on tge Swaty.
Mind you half the time is spent wiping, checking through loupe.
Stropping, rechecking, not satisfied, back to the Swaty.
90 minutes and final stropping set for tomorrow.
Guess I underestimate my timing...

As a noob I did 10 razors of various condition, size & shapes in close to 6 hours, from bevel set to final strop trying to get them all to the buttery feel when shaving using the following system (I think it was either Glens or Lyn's system I watched in honing vids)
Naniwa 1k bevel set minimum 40 usually but up to 100 circles with 40 - 60 X stokes as required
Norton 4k 40 circles with 20 - 40 X strokes
Norton 8k 20-40 X strokes
Naniwa 12k 20 - 30 X strokes (first time use of this hone)
3" Big Daddy - Felt stop 40 strokes
3" Big Daddy - English bridal Leather 80 strokes
All counts both sides as usual
No pastes etc in my current set up
The higher counts where on my couple of smiling blades learning the proccess on the curves more than anything else but the straight blades where the lower counts as a norm
Also agree with souschefdude time spend wiping & checking edge with a 30x loupe takes up time also
Followed by 2 x 5 razor shaves this week to test them, thank god all but 1 half hollow smiling W&B came out feeling smooth even ATG so a bit more touch up required for 1 is a great outcome for me.

Fastest time (razor needed a bevel set but was not far off) was 8 minutes from chosera , 1k,5,10 suehiro 15 and 20. crox and strop another 2. So 10 minutes.

That seems almost unreal! 10min. Impressive

My time won't set any records, either, as it is about 60 to 90 minutes, slowly but deliberately.

Originally Posted by PensacolaTiger

My time won't set any records, either, as it is about 60 to 90 minutes, slowly but deliberately.

You Guys are slugs
Speed honing with a dremal,1.6 mins.

Originally Posted by pixelfixed

You Guys are slugs
Speed honing with a dremal,1.6 mins.

I can shave that down considerably by using the grinder we used in the Navy to grind down deck plates.

My answer is...there is no answer. I probably spend more time cleaning the thing up than honing it (in many cases). The type razor and overall condition will dictate the time.