Thread: shout out to cudarunner!

Originally Posted by celticcrusader

A very kind gesture from Roy a true gentleman.

Thank you Jamie,

When I was a Brand New/Newbie fresh off of a very painful divorce; a member took time out of his very busy life to help me. First by slightly lowering his asking price on a couple of beginners razors/when my Uncles Genco Grant's edge began to pull/and then when I wanted to learn how to hone; he helped me with advice with hones.

That member is HNSB. : Thanks to him I got started down this long road on the right foot. Since then others/especially GSSIXGUN have offered advice and help to keep me on the right path.

It's due to them that I try to help as I can. I just hope that those that I've helped will someday pay it back/pass it forward

Originally Posted by tcrideshd

you had a great guy help you out in Roy. now that you know how well a razor shaves with the right guy on the hones , who said you need to have his secrets? I,m 2 years into this and I still don't hone , I get the best shaves and no frustration and always great shaves from thousands of dollars worth of hones at a small price per razor !!! and Roy has honed a few for me , and he does a great job on them ,plus hes a pretty nice guy tc

Definitely a valid route that many take but there are many of us that actually enjoy the stones, honing, and yes frustration. A good analogy is that some prefer to take their Harley to a shop to be worked on. Then there are others who wouldn't dream of letting someone else have all the fun. I fall into the second camp. Even if someone offered to fix it for free I would have to politely decline. It's just too much fun getting dirty and greasy and figuring out the puzzle. Same with honing for me. I love the challenge and am a bit sad that it's getting less and less of a challenge every time. Luckily there are still a few that make me think.