Thread: Honing 101 Questions

"Ruin" is such a harsh word. It's highly likely you'll wreck the edge, but pretty unlikely you'll ruin the entire blade. But the first time you need to hone the edge it may take awhile to get it back into shaving shape (days, maybe a week or more depending), which will be frustrating. Having an ebay razor to practice on while your daily shaver remains pristine will give you a big leg up, and with any luck by the time your daily shaver needs honing your ebay junker can take over shaving duties for a few days.

If you're on such a tight budget - PM me your address and I'll send you something to practice honing. Not a nice razor or anything but it will do just great for practice. You can start before your razor from Tony gets dull so that you're prepared when it does

Cheers
Ivo

If you can't afford it, don't bother with the Norton for the time being. Using a pasted paddle will keep your blade keen for a while.