Thread: I'm not sure what to say about this.

Originally Posted by PensacolaTiger

This "Carter fella" makes razors. I do believe he knows a little bit about sharpening them.

Carter may know how to make razors. But he equates stropping (with a newspaper or belt) to stropping with a real strop when honing and stropping are two different things. Had I learned about shaving from him, this is misinformation I would probably take as gospel.

With the videos you see on his honing technique, you have to wonder if over time you will either put unintentional smiles... or frowns in your blades.

A mechanic may know how to fix a car but he won't necessarily know the physics of why it works. I'm not saying Carter can't make or even sharpen blades. What I am saying is SRP is full of much better information for the true straight razor devotee.