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.