Thread: How long.....

So i know this is probably a YMMV type of question but i figured i'd ask it any way........

how long does it take you personally to hone a razor from start to shave ready?

just curious like i said i know this is a YMWV question but thought it good to ask.


thanks

That's really like asking 'how long is a piece of string?'
I haven't honed that many razors, however, I can usually go from the buffers to shave test ready in about 3/4 to 1 hour.
Having said that, I am learning my natural hones ATM (jnat, coticle and Thuringian) so it is taking longer than it would on the sythetics.
Then there is the smiling wedge that took quite a while - it was my first
You were correct to say YMMV...hehe

Definitely a YMWV question.

I can take a razor, straight or smiling, from bevel setting to shave ready in about 30min if I focus on it (like not watching TV in between sets), but on the other hand, I have one razor I can spend hours on and I'm still not happy with it. (In fact, that razor's awaiting a shave test...probably on Monday)

Maybe more helpful is, I can generally get a razor through bevel setting with 40 strokes on a 1k Norton, sharpen in 40 on a 4k Norton, refine in 40-80 on an 8k, and because I don't have a higher stone yet, I strop and shave and usually am pretty happy.

FWIW

Peace,
Jim

On average I would say about 15-20 minutes depending on the condition of the blade.

I always like to answer this with a qualifier

Once the bevel is set it takes 15 -20 minutes to be shave testing...

The real variable is in the bevel set, that can take 5 minutes to 3 hours (my personal longest), BTW I don't ever recommend trying to push a bevel set longer than 1 hour... You start to go hone nuts after 1 hour, best to just walk away, then come back to that razor later...

Reminds me of a W&B smiley blade that had swiss cheese for metal, I spent hours and hours over the course of two weeks just to see if I could get down to any good metal, I won in the end.