Thread: First ebay beater honing success!!

I have been looking for a Robeson on ebay for awhile... I came across this one in ok shape but for the 15.00 I paid for it was worth the price.. It's a shur edge 1501.. Had slight hone wear on it but the scales were mint as well as the blade.. Some patina remains.. I polished it with some mass and honed her and she shaves great.. I must have spent about 45 mins on the 1k because the blade had chips and plenty of them.. I did circles, x strokes regular strokes.. I did so much work in the 1k I lost count.. Once the bevel was set, was cutting arm hair wonderfully and the TNT as well as a loupe.. I moved up the 4k until the water was running over the blade then onto the 8 k same-thing.. I did a baby pyramid from like 7 down and then hit the nainwa 12 k for about 15 strokes.. 25 scrub leather and about 85 plain leather.. When I was done I couldn't believe it I honed a ebay beater that had about everything possibly wrong with the blade..I shaved with it this morning and man it was great.. What a feeling.. Anybody who is struggling with honing all I can say is patience and pratice and the great folks at srp ... Thank you everyone here for all your help god bless..

here it is..

Congrats! Reminds me of when I honed my first $15 razor also. Many passes on 1 & 2K sandpaper (yup!) and then to the 3k & 8k stone. I've not got a proper strop, but it shaves wonderfully as far as I'm concerned.

Congrats, it's great to be self-sufficient isn't it?

Great, congratulations!

Somehow a razor like this is more dear than an ordinary buy. You two already had some time together, maybe even hard times. That tightens a relationship