Hey guys

I'd been needing to get my razors honed for a while but was having trouble finding someone to do it for me (I wouldn't trust myself). I became acquained with a guy who is a saw doctor and all-round expert with blades who offered to hone my razors.

I took him up on the offer and the result was outstanding. I've just used one of the blades today and it's probably the best shave I've had in the year or so I've been using straights. I asked him how he honed the blades and he told me he soaked a piece of MDF with Brasso and used that the same way as a hone before stropping the blades and cleaning them with alcohol.

As I say, the results were spectacular. I just wondered if anyone else has ever used this method, and, if so, their experiences with it. When i need to hone my razors again this method would certainly be cheaper than buying honing stones, and since the razors felt better than when I first got them it seems to be a no-brainer...