Quote Originally Posted by Hirlau View Post
I bet,,,,,,, if the cutler that honed razors or the barber who honed razors or the little ole man in the shack who honed his only razor,,,, would have found a Norton 4/8 & a loupe in the mailbox,, they would have been a happy honer,,,

Just because they managed with the few choices that they had, does not make them any more credible than the wetshavers today.
The thought wasn't on credibility it was on being able to achieve an edge that's keen and smooth without magnification or super stones... I'm not against it and it probably makes it easier but I'm just stating its not necessary