Two Questions - 1 Thread

[HunterHagan]

So my first question, as i'm sending my first razor out to be honed by member here "elbonator"I want to know if his work will be a good example of a professionally done edge.

Second question, might go in the gold dollar thread but maybe not.(This isn't the razor being sent out) How do I tell if I need to alter the shoulders or something? It sits flat on the stone for most part. I think it will hone, it shaves arm hair easily enough and it isn't supposed to be shave anything. I payed like 5$ shipped. But it is for hone practice mostly.

If it gets stuck while doing motions or not get sharp evenly do I have to grind it?

[Hirlau]

Well I hope you made contact with "Elbonator", he hasn't posted in 3 years & last sign on was 6 months ago,,,,,
I don't know what his edges are like, you'll have to let us know when you get the razor back.

We have a Gold Dollar thread ???

$5.00 shipped,,,,you broke the bank on that one,,,,,,,,post some pics of it, it could actually be a good starter razor or you wasted $5.00

If something gets stuck while doing motions; lube it up.

[sharptonn]

Ahh, the Elbonator! Was he not the guy who honed with his elbow up really high?

[RezDog]

If you are looking for something to learn to hone on why not start with something with no geometry problems that you know will shave well in the end. If the stabilizers get in the way when you are honing they may need to be cut back, it is hard to tell without pictures. I am un aware of elbonator's edges.

[HunterHagan]

I didn't send anything. I just emailed. I wanted to have a quick turn around on my razor, not sure who to use...

And the GD thread was apparently closed. It was only a 3$ razor anyway so fun to mess with.

[RezDog]

you can always do a member search for mentors and also by area. Give it a whirl.

[ScottGoodman]

Go here for a quality edge: Member Services - Straight Razor Place Classifieds

Post a pic so we can see what is going on with the blade.

[Neil Miller]

So my first question, as i'm sending my first razor out to be honed by member here "elbonator"I want to know if his work will be a good example of a professionally done edge.

You asking how good he is after deciding to send your razor to him is an odd way of going about things - don't people usually investigate the possibilities first?

Regards,
Neil

[thebigspendur]

Almost like closing the barn door after the horse has departed.

[Christel]

In his defense, the original poster does-admittedly with some convolution-explain that he hasn't yet sent the razor to said member but is still in the process of contacting said honer.