Thread: Beginning to get why honemeisters charge extra for wedges...

Originally Posted by pixelfixed

On the other hand,If you have a new Blade with perfect Geometry and a bevel that is pretty well set,How long do's it take you to make said razor shave ready?

That's a bit like asking how high is up .
Next time I do a single razor I'll time myself but at a WAG....
A 66HRC Iwasaki , as long as it takes.
A new Dovo with no issues could take me 15 mins from 5k to end of stropping. I spent some excess time on one once setting the bevel with my 8k thinking it was my 2k. They're both green.

This of course does not include shave tests, tweaks, packing, taking microscope pics for the owner,emails & travel to the P.O.

I also agree with Tom. A minty wedge with good geometry, a rare & almost mythical beast, is as easy or easier than a new razor.

I can hone a brand new Dovo in under 2 minutes.

Wouldn't wanna shave with it though....



James.

I can eat 50 eggs.

In all honesty, it is my belief that the sooner you can get away from thoughts about "how long" and concentrate more on "how far" I think the happier and more effective you will be as a honer.

Of course, the pros who do many razors each day need to husband their time, but for the casual honer I'd suggest forgetting about speed records. It's not really helpful.

James.

My razors tell me when they are done, not the other way around.

I don't watch the clock or count laps until I am working with one that I am intimately familiar with and then I only count laps.

I have a a few that come out from the work pile and go back to it, they will make the grade at some point, but it is up to them not me when that happens.

Originally Posted by pfries

I have a a few that come out from the work pile and go back to it, they will make the grade at some point, but it is up to them not me when that happens.

A lot of wedges in that pile ?

Originally Posted by onimaru55

A lot of wedges in that pile ?

More than 1 or 2....

Originally Posted by pfries

My razors tell me when they are done, not the other way around.

Well said.

I have, at times, estimated how long a razor might require for proper honing (at least to my abilities) and in every case, my estimate was wrong. Some much faster, some much slower...

Point being, the razor don't care what you think. It has it's own needs...

Originally Posted by pfries

My razors tell me when they are done, not the other way around.

I don't watch the clock or count laps until I am working with one that I am intimately familiar with and then I only count laps.

I have a a few that come out from the work pile and go back to it, they will make the grade at some point, but it is up to them not me when that happens.

I tried telling a razor she was done once and boy did she bite in the most unpleasant way. That was back when I first started honing. TELLING your razor what to do is like telling your wife what to do with out saying please, thank you or giving her flowers after.

Originally Posted by brooksie967

I tried telling a razor she was done once and boy did she bite in the most unpleasant way. That was back when I first started honing. TELLING your razor what to do is like telling your wife what to do with out saying please, thank you or giving her flowers after.

So do the flowers work on Razors?
I just traded in the stones for six pack of black and tan, and a shave I will have to share for the good, the bad, or the ugly.