Thread: Would someone knowledgeable critique my honing?

I've taken a few eBay and antique store razors and honed them into what I feel is shave ready condition. I can't tell a difference between razors that I've honed and the one that I have that was just professionally honed. Would someone that is an experienced honer give me the honor and try out one of my razors and give me your unbiased opinion on the job that I did? Keep the razor or give it to someone that is looking for an inexpensive entry to straight razor shaving. It's an Ohio Farmer razor, scales in excellent condition, blade has considerable tarnish but no rust or pitting and is in otherwise great shape.

It's difficult for me to impartially judge my own razors, I'm too damn excited that I can actually shave with them

If you feel you could give me a hand and give an honest and experienced assessment of this razor I would sure appreciated it. Like I said, it's not a bad razor and all and is yours to do with as you wish.

Thanks!

I will shave with your razor & give you a honest evaluation. If the edge is not up to par, I will hone it so you will have a "fresh" reference blade. Just cover the return shipping.
Scott

I would take shooter up on his offer. He knows a thing or two.

Scott, you're a true gentleman. You really want that award, don't ya?

I'd take Scott up on his offer, as well. He knows a good edge when he sees one, and he can definitely get yours up to snuff if it's lacking. Truth be told, I need to send him one or two myself.

Spin, It's funny you posted this because I was thinking the EXACT same thing just today! I finally got all of my stones, stopped by the craft warehouse and grabbed a brick of balsa, slathered it with... the green stuff... (can't remember... CHROMIUM OXIDE!) stropped it out and shaved. It felt pretty good to me but it's the fifth blade I've sharpened (first one I've REALLY tried to do well) and I'm far from experienced. I'm going to post a thread about my sharpening and what I've learned. Some might learn from it but, I'm actually hoping I have documented my procedure well enough that someone with more experience will be able to critique my work. Unfortunately I don't have a razor I'm willing to donate to the cause just yet.

By the way, if, when you're done with the tarnished blade shave testing, if you would like me to clean it up for you, I'd love to! I just bought a little buffer for doing exactly that and I've cleaned up all of the blades I've amassed that needed it (qty: 4) so, I feel my buffer is a bit underused. Same deal as shooter- just pay for return shipping which should be about $3.

Ignore the bottom blade. It has a big ol' triple-pit that's not going away. This was an experimental blade- I still need to sand it down and buff it again.

Originally Posted by deighaingeal

I would take shooter up on his offer. He knows a thing or two.

Scott, you're a true gentleman. You really want that award, don't ya?

I'm not sure what "reward" you are referring to, please inform me...I may have to step up my game

I'm just paying it forward as it was done to me.

Shooter - I appreciate your offer and would like to take you up on it. I really am looking forward to an honest assessment of my honing. If you could shoot me your address I'll put it in the mail tomorrow. Thanks again!

Mustang - what kind of buffer did you get? I'm in the market for something that spins at about 1100 rpm and won't break the bank.