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    Default How Not To Hone A Razor

    Not really sure this is where this belongs. After what I've seen I had to post it. Anyway stopped in the local pawn shop to see if they had anything good. Found a straight and when I looked at it it was covered in rust and the edge was so corroded, chipped and cracked it wasn't even worth looking at. The owner was really trying to sell it and was explaining to me that it wouldn't take much to take the chips out and before I could say anything he pulled out a worksharp knife sharpener and began grinding away at it. He stated that after maybe 10 min the edge would be like new. I didn't have the heart to tell him no it wouldn't be. Even with a razor in such bad shape as that one I still couldn't help but wince at the sight and sound of that. Well since I wasn't interested in the razor before that there was no way I was going to be interested in it now. I am just glad it was an unrestorable razor and not something I would consider. Needless to say a worksharp knife sharpener is not how you hone a razor.

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    Its a shame to see any razor mistreated like that IMO. But i can find a love for almost any razor no matter what the condition. It might become a problem lol.

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    I would have smiled and said " I'll only charge 3 times what your asking to fix that razor you just ruined." :<0)
    Good judgment comes from experience, and experience....well that comes from poor judgment.

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    I'd have asked him to demonstrate his shaving skills with it..... On his own face.
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    Worksharp knife sharpener: coming to a shave gear shop near you

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    I guess his electrical grinder was out, otherwise he'd have used that?
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    I am betting that he would have used a grinder if it was there. First time I have seen a worksharp and it might be handy for removing big chips in knives or tools, but I don't think I would use it for anything else. I can still hear the sound it made grinding away at the razor. It was almost as if the razor was screaming. Just horrible.

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    I thought it was this video that had popped up again;

    Hur Svenska stålet biter kom låt oss pröfva på.

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    And I wasted all my money on special stones
    Good judgment comes from experience, and experience....well that comes from poor judgment.

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    So, please excuse my ignorance , but the "brick hone job" was intended as a joke right? I know it is here in this context, but .......wow!

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