Thread: new razor will not hone

You guys do realize that the OP showed up out of the blue, made 8 posts in under 2 hours, left immediately after asking his last question, and has not been back here since? Unless he has been on the site without being logged in, he hasn't seen any of the posts that some of you are getting all bent about. In fact, if you go to his profile and read his posts in succession, it looks suspiciously like he was trolling the site. At any rate, all of this is water gone under the bridge long ago.

OP was offered generous help and sound advice. We all make mistakes, it is part of the learning curve.
General advice here is learn to shave and strop before attempting to learn to hone.
Been sharpening chisels for 30+ years, so I thought honing a razor would come easily, it didn't...

Originally Posted by sqzbxr

You guys do realize that the OP showed up out of the blue, made 8 posts in under 2 hours, left immediately after asking his last question, and has not been back here since? Unless he has been on the site without being logged in, he hasn't seen any of the posts that some of you are getting all bent about. In fact, if you go to his profile and read his posts in succession, it looks suspiciously like he was trolling the site. At any rate, all of this is water gone under the bridge long ago.

I did as you suggested and see no indication that he was trolling. I would choose to give the benefit of the doubt to any beginner; and personally, I do not feel bent at all.

Originally Posted by Aerdvaark

Boy, some of you guys really flogged this poor guy. I'd probably have deleted my account and moved on from here. Which I have done on an other site when I was new. It bothers me to see how many continuous floggings his methods got him instead of gentle guidance. It was like some of you were enjoying it..... The razors can be saved, he DOES NOT need to send them off to be fixed, he will be able to understand how to do that himself in the future, but, they will need to be marked somehow because they will always need tape in the future. I kinda like the idea of someone near him being able to help him personally with understanding sharpening razors. If you want to flog on me now thats ok, but leave him alone.

Thanks

If you feel some of the members were unfair in their comments to the O.P.; then use the "Multi Quote" option at the bottom right of your post box. List the posts that bother you. We will address each one of them.

We are beyond fair here at SRP , so don't lump us all into your assessment.

Originally Posted by Utopian

I did as you suggested and see no indication that he was trolling. I would choose to give the benefit of the doubt to any beginner; and personally, I do not feel bent at all.

I am glad you don't feel bent, as my comment was not specifically addressed to you.