Thread: Not Sharp or Just Not Very Good?

Originally Posted by Euclid440

“The razor is fine.

There is nothing wrong with it nor there is any indication of it having been honed incorrectly.”

“If you get that razor honed properly, it should serve you very well for a long time.”


Good Lord, man, which is it?

Do you even read what you write?

Originally Posted by Thomptd65

I was blown away by how much better the new razor shaves than my old one. Smoother I guess is the best way to describe it. Is this because the new razor is that much better or is my old razor just not sharp enough? I guess what I'm asking is it worth it to send the old one out to have it honed by someone I know will do a good job or is it just not a great razor? Thanks in advance, -Troy

Given that I do in fact read what I write...

Troy, for your sake I will clarify this latest semantic distraction.

"There is nothing wrong with it nor there is any indication of it having been honed incorrectly.”

As I wrote before, the razor is fine. That means that it is structurally intact. Previous honing has not caused it any sort of harm as had been claimed. If you spend much time looking around this forum, you will see instances in which razors have been badly harmed by incompetent or inexperienced (dare I say "incorrect") honing. Your razor showed no sign of this. Your razor still has the potential to be a great shaver because it has not been honed incorrectly.

“If you get that razor honed properly, it should serve you very well for a long time.”

"is my razor just not sharp enough?"

Just because previous honers did not damage the razor with incorrect honing, that does not mean that the most recent honer sharpened your razor to its pull potential. If he had, and if your razor had shaved well, then that would suggest that the razor had been honed properly and would have been "sharp enough." Because it apparently is not shaving as well as your Aust razor, there is a good chance that it will shave you better if you have someone else hone it properly.