Thread: Cheap Ebay Razors for Honing Practice, Really??

I love the way you razor guys try to increase the mystery rather than cutting through it. And I say that as someone who's probably (not certainly, of course--I don't know all of you) taught more beginners to sharpen things than anyone here.

Sharpening just ain't that hard. Sure it requires dexterity, as you say, but working slowly is a proven substitute for dexterity. The rest is just information and experience. Straight razors are by far the easiest things to sharpen well that I've ever worked with, and if someone happens to wreck a $10 ebay razor in the process of learning, what's it to you?