Originally Posted by
MisterMoo
Uh huh.
I bought two pretty much played out GW Pipe razors thinking they be good fun to practice on. They were neither good nor fun for practice. A year later after fits and starts learning how to do an "easy" touch-up on a non-fouled-up blade, studying edge micrographs, going to the 2014 Asheville NC meet (thanks again, honer-wizards) and getting a decent (but inexpensive) loupe... phew - recently had another go on those old Pipe razors that had been taunting me for so many months. Fair to say it took me at least a year to figure out how to turn scars into stars.
@daverojo77, I feel your pain. :D