Rather than accepting a razor from an artisan who 'we are amazed at how far he has come', I would ask for a razor from an artisan who has 'been there and done that' for a considerable amount of time. Like Glen said, sitting around since 2011 ? I'm all for forgiveness, but it is like when someone gets a bad tattoo and then goes back to the same guy to 'fix' it. As if he can suddenly do a good job when he couldn't the first time around. IMHO.