Thread: How good does it have too be?

Originally Posted by randydance062449

I guess I should have expressed myself better.
If the razor is shaving you well then you might want to let it be. If it ain't broke don't fix it.

However, if it were my razor and I could see nicks in the bevel at 60X then I would definitely take the razor to the hone and remove the nicks. I take ALL! vintage razors to the hone. I want to get rid of the oxidised edge and have good solid steel as a cutting edge.

Just my two cents,

Randy I am with you on the "If it ain't broke don't fix it". Sometimes you just can't keep yourself from tinkering.

Since I am still in the ebay acquisition stage and still experimenting with what works best for me. So I took this razor that looked terribly rough under the microscope but shaved very well. I would almost rate it as too sharp but not quite. Now it is still very sharp but seems to shave a little more comfortably. The edge looks great now under the microscope and I feel better about it as well. I think I will scope them before I hone them in the future. I am not going to go through my collection and look for trouble. The end result is a great shave and I can get that with or without the microscope. Thanks for all the information.

Glen