First Great Shave with Razor Honed by Yours Truly

[robertlampo]

Fellas, kudos to AFD. He enlightened me about the ~2-3 pounds of pressure to use on the Norton and then to graduate down to none. I honed, stropped, and shaved with a razor that needed conservative honing for the first time. The shave was awesome!

To the new guys: don't fear the hone!!!!! Just jump in and follow the pyramid model and honing posts. I used nothing other than the resources here on SRP. It took a few times to finally get my razor to give me probably the best shave I ever had. I think that some guys (almost me) psych themselves out by reading the horror stories about honing. Mind you, I'm not saying I'm a true honemeister - not close. I'm saying that with some knowledge and patience (and enjoyment, of course) you can get a razor sharp enough to get a great shave. I still have a lot to learn but the confidence is there.

DON'T FEAR THE HONE - IT'S A DAMN ROCK, FOR THE LOVE OF ALL THAT IS GOOD!!! I don't think the world order will be affected if you don't get it the first time. Besides, I think Lynn probably needs a break from us guys at SRP!!

-Rob