Thread: Pre honed blade.Huge difference?

I have never bought a prehoned,shaveready blade.Mabe I should have, when I started shaving with a straight.But that was before I found SRP.
Anyway, my honing skills have improved very much since I started.I am now able to put a great edge on all of my razors.But I still wonder, do you think I would feel a big difference from buying a pre honed razor from a vendor? After all I am on a quest for the ultimate edge

i have still thought about sending one of my razors out just to see how i compare. i can put a nice edge on any of my razors and they all shave nice afterwards. it would just be nice to know where i stand i guess. if i had the option of buying it shave ready i would go for it, if it isn't better then my way (which really isn't my way since i live on these forums ) then i can always redo it right.

Honed by a "honemiester" here may be worthwhile.

I have never been impressed by the "pre-honed" offerings from most vendors...

Yes, but buying from classic shaving or straight razor designs would meen that Lynn probably would hone it.Wouldn't it?

Originally Posted by KristofferBodvin

Yes, but buying from classic shaving or straight razor designs would meen that Lynn probably would hone it.Wouldn't it?

I've never had one from there, so I can't say what it would be like. I do not know to what level he finishes a razor (i.e. leaves it at the Norton 8k level, or what?....)

I am glad that I got 3 honed by Lynn early on and 2 honed by The Topher. It gave me a benchmark to shoot for in my own honing as well as something to use until I could hone a razor well enough to satisfy my needs. If you are honing well enough now it is probably not necessary but it would give you something to compare your work with and another good razor to use and enjoy.

An excuse to buy another razor you meen?
Hmmmm...like the sound of that.
Seraphim: I haven't tought about that..Would be nice to know.After all we are talking about a considerable amount of razors...

There will be a honing survey, where you can enter a home-honed razor. The razors will be individually assessed by a jury of experienced straight razor shavers, and compared to each other for several criteria. For fun, there's a contest involved as well. I hope we can start accepting submissions in about a month from now.

Bart.

Am I catching a whiff of honing contest here?

KB you could contact one of the hone miesters in europe and see if they would be willing to test shave your razor, and then send it back to you with comments, suggestions or advice.