Thread: What consitutes being a "honemiester"??

I've seen the term used to describe certain folks and am curious if it is something you actually have to prepare and "test" for, or is it a title that is bestowed on you after successfully sharpening enough razors for enough folks.

Inquiring minds would like to know.
TIA
Paul

Well, there is no test for it.
As I understand it, it was a title bestowed upon Mr. Lynn Abrams, the founder of this place, and has been thrown around a lot after that. Many people use it to acknowledge the various professional honers out there.
For me personally, as a European, the term Meister is used on a highly trained, and schooled, individual who has undergone a long period of training in a official system defined by a Laud or similar, and passed an official exam at a board of experts in his or hers field.
Honer would be a better term to use on those who do it professionally.

The title honemeister is a title that someone may give/call someone who is a Master Honer. As my friend Birnando stated, Lynn is the original honemeister. I can think of a few within our SRP world that I would include as a honemeister. Beware of someone who calls their-self a honemeister as they are more than likely just full of their-self. Even Lynn will mention from time to time that he is still learning...

From Wikipedia:
Meister is derived from the Latin word "magister" (teacher).

In Germany, the word Meister was a title in the crafts guilds, in which workers could go up in rank from a Geselle (journeyman) to become a "Meister" of their trade.

A person referred to as “Meister” is one who has extensive theoretical knowledge and practical skills in his profession, business, or some other kind of work or activity.

+1, Lynn was the gent who originally was given the title by Ray DuPont of Classic Shaving as Lynn used to hone for them. He's actually the only one to be given the title but it is sometimes bestowed on others as an honorific.

Don't listen to this nonsense. Just send me $500 in small bills cash only and I'll send you an official Honemeister certificate along with testimonials.

Originally Posted by Stubear

+1, Lynn was the gent who originally was given the title by Ray DuPont of Classic Shaving as Lynn used to hone for them. He's actually the only one to be given the title but it is sometimes bestowed on others as an honorific.

+1 to what Stu said. Anyone who calls himself a honemeister isn't. I suppose that if enough people start calling someone else a honemeister, it might start to stick, but to me, Lynn is and always will be the one and only. (I see it as a nickname, not a title, and more than one person can't be widely recognized as bearing any given nickname.)

Originally Posted by thebigspendur

Don't listen to this nonsense. Just send me $500 in small bills cash only and I'll send you an official Honemeister certificate along with testimonials.

Now that's one heckuva deal if I've heard one.
I hope you sell bridges too!

Thank you for the information gentlemen. It it most appreciated

Originally Posted by thebigspendur

Don't listen to this nonsense. Just send me $500 in small bills cash only and I'll send you an official Honemeister certificate along with testimonials.

Please PM me your address! Also, I will need you to send me $120 Western Union for the paperwork fees needed to release $20,000 left to me by my diamond-mining uncle's estate. Once I have make receive of the $20,000 I shall with all respectful haste send you $700. This is much as $500 for certificates and $200 for trouble you.

Much thanks Mr. Spendur,

I seem to recall former member Robin, aka BeBerlin, having a hard time dealing with the title "honemeister". For those that did not know him he's from Germany, and he took the word "meister" very seriously. But as it has been noted several times in this thread already, the term was originally an honorary title and should not be taken as an official designation or recognized trade.