Quote Originally Posted by Nightblade View Post
Just my two cents,but I wish I could pull every newbie that comes to this site aside and start them off with this advice.First...never assume a blade is shave ready unless you know who honed it,even if it came from a factory in new condition. Second....if you are inexperienced to honing,always seek a honemaster to hone your blades until you are proficient in the art of honing. Secondly...........****(Lynn Abrams started this forum)****,he's one of the top honemasters(no Brainer)You couldn't miss him if you tried.There are also many other honemasters on this forum,seek them out,GSSIXGUNN,STUBEAR ETC. Third.......READ THE WIKI,READ THE WIKI.......Did I mention,READ THE WIKI. Fourth.....if you want to try your hand at honing,get some crummy razors to practice on till you are proficient...you'll be glad you did in the long run.I don't mean to come across as a jerk,it's just that I can tell every time I read these posts that people are not checking out some of the obvious points here and they are right under yer noses fellas. OH yes and fifth........WELCOME TO THE STRAIGHT RAZOR PLACE N HAVE FUN !! AGAIN.....apologies if I come across as a jerk.
I think I might have worded this post incorectly,The TI was advertised as shave ready from the facory,it even said to try it without stropping it first,thats why I was wonderind if the bevel was at least set right. If its beond my skills I already have a few done by Glen to get them done right
Thanks
Griz