Thread: Honemeister Accreditation?

Two years ago a fairly new member asked this very question. He got a mixed response; some said go for it and others said hold on there grasshopper who you think you are.

In the end he decided to buy up ebay beaters for $5 and hone them up and sell them for $15 or $20. That way he wasn't "presuming" to be a honemeister, he was just selling very nice no-name shavers for an excellent price. People got to know his edges, and word got around.

That was JoshEarl. You mighta heard of him.

Go for it grasshopper!

Now and then I sell razors I've honed on the classifieds. I started off by saying that I had honed the blades, and they were, for me, shave ready (shave ready is, after all, subjective). As time went by, I found that I had not received any complaints from the buyers, with one exception. Once, I was told that one out of two blades that went to a buyer was not ready. He sent it to me, I re-honed and re-tested the blade, and I sent it back. He was happy.

Having gotten better at honing, and comparing the blades to those I have recieved, I don't feel that is is necessary to make these disclaimers anymore. But, if I did recieve feedback that a blade was not ready, I would still be more than willing to work out something with the buyer such that everyone ended up happy.