Thread: Meets in Japan

Hello all,

I'm having difficulty getting good edges off my hones, and I was wondering if there were any meets among members here in Japan where I could see some more experienced people at work on the hones. Seems there are many meets in the US and elsewhere, but I can't find mention on the forums of any over here.

Just to provide some background, I started trying to hone my own razors several months ago, but my edges are no where close in sharpness to a professional's; they do shave, but not nearly as well as I know they could. This is to be expected, of course, since I'm not a pro, but there seem to be many people who are able to get very good edges with only a few months of work at it. I have read all newbie article relating to honing on this site and many others. I've watched Glen's videos, Lynn's DVD, and a great many others repeatedly. I have since tried to apply the techniques I learned, and have worked on several of my razors. Despite this, I only seem to ever get mediocre edges. I think if I can see in person how a more experienced honer works, I might make some progress.

Thanks.

You can search, I just searched under "Location: Japan" and there seem to be a bunch of members there.
http://straightrazorpalace.com/memberlist.php?do=search
Hope this helps. Let me know if you have troubles with it. Otherwise feel free to PM a mentor with questions, not as good as one on one meet but maybe someone can skype you and help too. Otherwise bombard us with questions, read the forums and enjoy.

I can't help you, but I'm another member in Japan who would appreciate a bit of help, maybe a meet sometime in 2013 if anyone is willing to help us out....

Thanks a lot Minnebrew. Actually, part of the reason that I would like to see some more experienced honers at work is because I don't really see why I'm not arriving at anything besides mediocre edges, and I'm not sure what to ask about as a result. I sometimes wonder if it's just because I'm comparing my razors, which only come off an 8k after lower grits, with those that I have gotten professionally honed. I doubt my lack of using a real finisher should be the problem, though, as finishing on an 8k should be fine (I've actually shaved several times of my chosera 1k).