Ok fellahs. I'm not having fun anymore. lol. At first, I didn't know, but thought I knew. Then I knew I didn't know, but was still, through persistence, and weeks of honing, able to make a razor (ONE RAZOR)shave ready. Now, I just can't do it any longer. I will not spend 2 weeks, 2-4 hours per day honing one razor any more. I've watched the videos, I've done the steps, I've used all the little tips and tricks SRP can muster...I really am just not getting it. Those few stellar performers in my line up just must have been so close to shave ready when I picked them up, that I couldn't make it worse. I need help. Is there anyone on here that can teach me how to sharpen a razor to shaving sharp that's closer than 3.5 hours from Mattoon, IL? As much as I'd like to have Lynn's help, it's a really long haul for someone in a 4x4 on a fixed income. lol. I've had some of my edges evaluated and I'd consider it confirmed that I know what shaving sharp feels like. But this is ridiculous. With this amount of time invested per razor, all learning goes out the window. There's just no way to catalog 25000 strokes on one razor, and interpret that data. It's obvious to me, that I did something wrong 95 percent of the time, and something right 5 percent of the time. But somebody is gonna have to stand over me barking orders in order for me to get it I guess. AAAAAARRRGH!!! Sorry for the rant...


If you skipped all that up there: Anybody closer than 3.5 hours from Mattoon, IL willing to teach me how to sharpen a razor in an efficient manner? This is 5 months I've been deluding myself...