Originally Posted by
MickRussell
Having breakknifed two razors and had to bring them back I can confidently assure you that if you are absolutely certain it needs to be done, 1. ask someone else. If they say no, take their advice. If they say yes, repeat step one. If several experienced honers say yes then you might have a case for doing it. Then ssk someone else, again, just to make sure. It takes longer to work back from than it does to ask fifty people if you should really do it.
On the other hand, hitting mosquitoes with a hammer is kind of fun. I also have teenage kids so my definition of personal pain my be scewed. ymmv