I dont know if he is or not, but when I first joined the site I also needed to have a razor honed that was given to me by my great grandfather. I was referred to Lynn Abrams who is the founder of this site. I had multiple members speak very highly about him which I appreciated since the razor I had sent him had a lot of sentimental value. To make a long story short, Lynn exceeded my expectations with my razor, and was extremely helpful with answering any questions I had about my razor! I know you may be looking for someone in your area but if you are alright with sending your razor out then I too would recommend that you send it to Lynn. Good luck -BRETT