Thread: custom razor honing

I only had one I had to reset the bevel. The others were corrected or fine tuned with my stones & strops.

I have four more or less custom razors. One of them the edge was not really what I like and I honed that one, the other three have been fine, in fact one of them is still the original edge and I had that one the longest. In all fairness none of them hit rotation often but they all have several weeks shaves on them.

I've never had a true custom however I have several from the well know limited production folks and it's rare that any have needed honing upon receipt but a few did.

some have had a decent edge and some have to be tuned the way you want them, Shave Ready is very subjective. what may be good for you may not be where I want it.

but to answer even better, I depends on the maker, you wont get a dull blade form the likes of Tim Zowada or a Max Sprecher. there are a few others I know of that send out laser like edges too. I,m talking about true custom craftsmen, no these other makers that are flooding the market Tc