Thread: hello. my name is richard

Love to have new "makers" here, welcome!

I do have to tell you that honing straights is a complete different world...your wheels are NOT how to sharpen/hone a razor.

Originally Posted by shooter74743

Love to have new "makers" here, welcome!

I do have to tell you that honing straights is a complete different world...your wheels are NOT how to sharpen/hone a razor.

i do know they are different. on occasion i get someone who brings me one that is rusty and in need of cleaning and i want to find out if what i have will suffice. my hands are bad and i had to give up sharpening by hand so i'm stuck with power equipment.

There are many razors out there that need restored and if you were to team up with someone who is proficient in honing it would be a winning combination!

i do more work on knives than i do on razors but i do get one occasionally. a buddy brought me a razor his dad left him when he passed. it was in real bad shape with rust on the blade and small pits along the edge. i did what i could and took it back. i went to his house the next day and his wife said he was trying the razor out for the first time. normally he shaves with a safety razor and has what his wife calls toilet paper face after from getting cut. this time he came out with a clean shaven face so i must have done something right . (i would say the wheel worked ok on that razor)

Hello Richard. Welcome to SRP

i hope to learn a few things and make some new friends along the way.

Originally Posted by richardj

i hope to learn a few things and make some new friends along the way.

Well you have done that, I enjoyed the phone call and look forward to hearing from you again.