Thread: Hello

Originally Posted by mitnageek

Grazor, There is context but that would make a big screenshot.

The advice other (knife etc) sharpeners have offered has been sound, I'm trying to add to our collective knowledge, not correct them or it.
And the advice I've been offered here has been excellent. Any errors in the screenshot are mine and mine alone. I feel privileged to live in an age where these conversations are even possible.

But i have always had trouble saying "no" ... I like to help ... and someone had contacted me with an immediate sharpening request.
I replied with "ok, I'll learn how and get back to you".

The sharpeners said - "ok. here's how you could do that. here's how we have done that".
Whereas, from the people and resources here, I've learned that the skills required are similar but different.

I've learned that a little bit of humble comes in handy and there's a lot of stuff I thought I knew that I need to accept I don't, before I move on.
I will still sharpen razors.
I will be shaving with a straight razor (to save money, if for no more noble reason) as soon as I safely can.

But I will not, now, be offering to sharpen a random razor the week after next.

In my view, that's progress.

That is the biggest thing I have read on here from people who sharpen knives is that they take for granted that there is a carry over to razor honing. Then come back and ask what they are doing wrong.

It is almost impossible, initially, to convince them that similar to but not really the same. That it is better to approach learning to hone a razor as if you have no prior experience sharpening knives for that reason. Just approach it with a clean slate and you will get there eventually.

Bob