Originally Posted by
holli4pirating
With respect to the previous two comments - when you have that many years of experience and can feel exactly what's going on, those methods may work without issue. Or maybe not. But try to keep an open mind. I know that when I start out with something new, I have to do it carefully and by the book, but after a while I can "freehand" a bit.
I had a few of his razors come through my hands, and they felt like workhorse shavers to me. Perhaps not refined in the way some other blades are, but they honed up easily and well and shaved smoothly. Couldn't comment beyond that anecdotal evidence, and certainly not on anything recent.