Thread: Honemeister accredidation?

Brings to mind the varying opinions on DE blades on other forums. I get decent shaves out of a Derby or a Merkur but I never found a Dorko DE worth a darn. OTOH, I think the Gillette Swede is the best DE blade made but I have seen guys say they are only average.

Seeing how the YMMV applies in the DE world no doubt the same applies with straights. As far as achieving recognized honemiester status I have a ways to go. If I ever get there it would be nice to be recognized by my peers. Meanwhile I am happy that I have been able to get my own razors sharp and smooth enough for my own use. Like Lynn says, having fun.

The purpose is unclear. Is it to allow more people to become a recognized hone for hire, or Some sort of stamp allowing the accredited's opinion to carry more weight in a discussion?

Originally Posted by Chris L

I seem to recall Bill Ellis being perfectly happy with having a formal and detailed critique of his work over on B&B. Razors from other custom makers were also critiqued. Was it fairly recently?

You have a point that if someone is already at the top of their game with nothing new to learn they probably would have no need or desire to gain any formally recognized stature above what they already may have by reputation.

It was just a thought.

Chris L

yea, Mr Ellis was all for critiquing someone else's work as long as he was the one doing the critiquing of both his own work and others.

I would be happy to critique others' honing skills. I think everyone knows I am an impartial and fair-minded person, who is not caught up in his own self-importance, nor has delusions of grandeur.

If accepted, I propose we call the scale of honemeister-ability a "Jimbo". Of course, I have heard this Lynn guy is OK, so he can have a 0.99 Jimbo rating. All the rest of you, get in line and no pushing at the back there!! (I'm looking at you, Gugi - Don't make me come back there!!)

James.

How much gorm would you say is required to obtain a .70 Jimbo rating?

Originally Posted by hoglahoo

How much gorm would you say is required to obtain a .70 Jimbo rating?

Gorm has nothing to do with it - it is an impartial scale. I myself am a celebrated gormless twit, but my "Jimbo" honing rating stands at 1 (by definition).

On the other hand, there is a lot of Gall involved in the Jimbo scale.

James.

Originally Posted by kevint

The purpose is unclear. Is it to allow more people to become a recognized hone for hire, or Some sort of stamp allowing the accredited's opinion to carry more weight in a discussion?

Honestly Kevin, when I hatched this half baked thought, I did not think the purpose would be either. SRP has had informal peer recognition of honing ability for much longer than I've been around here. My thoughts were with those starting out in the honing process and working to gain some level of publicly recognized achievement. In some forms already mentioned (IF someone hires out their services, their customer's satisfaction is a credit to their abilty or members will send their honed razors to other members for testing and either public or private criticism whichever the honer desires).

Rather than being a community that simply shares an interest in collecting objects, we're a community that has many members that enjoy learning a skill; a skill that improves with practice.

It's not a big deal, it's just a thought that occurred to me and I thought I'd spit it out in a post.

Chris L

Originally Posted by Chris L

It's not a big deal, it's just a thought that occurred to me and I thought I'd spit it out in a post.
Chris L

No worries Chris. Keep 'em coming.

Originally Posted by Chris L

It's not a big deal, it's just a thought that occurred to me and I thought I'd spit it out in a post.

Chris L

Off with his head !!

Originally Posted by JimmyH-AD

Off with his head !!

Yes! No more beating around the bush, let's take care of business
Hopefully he will humbly submit!