Quote Originally Posted by Srdjan View Post
Re. honing: If there's no rust around the edge, you can protect it by folding, say electric tape over it - carefully! Don't do it tight around the edge, but leave some slack.

If you don't protect the edge and want to polish the razors, be VERY careful. This is never a good idea. In fact, I kill the edges intentionally before starting any work on the blade faces. Too many cuts, you know...
The problem with honing the blades is that I have no experience whatsoever and I would be really reluctant to try it with these razors. Plus, now that I am back to shaving, I would not like to wait for a month or so before I use them (sending them to a honemeister and getting them back).