Thread: New to SR shaving with honing question

Originally Posted by Porl

Welcome to the forum.

I did the same thing with my first razor. I sent it out to a pro to be fixed.

Since then I have bought a 12K Naniwa stone. I use it just to refresh the edge on a dull razor. Now I see what that stone will do I am so glad that I sent the razor out. I would have had to buy several more stones at a much higher price than the repair job.

The only problem was that I bought a second razor to use whilst the first one was being repaired. That was the first step on the slippery slope to razor acquisition disorder.

Sorry to hear about the ding and I wish you all the best in getting it sorted out.

Thanks, i still want to learn how to refresh my own razors. Is that how you learned? Or have you been able to do them yourself now?

I taught myself using the resources on this site and asking questions and watching videos, primarily by Lynn Abrams and GSSixgun on YouTube.

There is a big difference between refreshing and honing from scratch. I buy my razors shave ready so I never have to set the bevel.

I strop before each shave and every so often do a few very light laps on my 12K. That should be all I ever need to keep me self sufficient.

In the future I might get into full honing and then I can expand what razors I can buy, but for now I have enough to keep me busy.

Originally Posted by Porl

I taught myself using the resources on this site and asking questions and watching videos, primarily by Lynn Abrams and GSSixgun on YouTube.

There is a big difference between refreshing and honing from scratch. I buy my razors shave ready so I never have to set the bevel.

I strop before each shave and every so often do a few very light laps on my 12K. That should be all I ever need to keep me self sufficient.

In the future I might get into full honing and then I can expand what razors I can buy, but for now I have enough to keep me busy.

Thanks that's what i want to do. I now have 3 and keep looking. Like you stated earlier slippery road. I got the bug now.

Here's some advice:

I'm going to take it for honing. Just would like to refresh razor after it's fixed.

Originally Posted by ernieflores

I'm going to take it for honing. Just would like to refresh razor after it's fixed.

You'll likely be pleased that you did. Honing can be learned through reading, watching and practice--so there's some good advice to get a few cheap practice razors, a good basic set-up, and then try to resist going down the rabbit hole for hones (if you can!). lol