Not answering for Lynn, as he has never honed a blade for me, but I will say that he blows me away when he says he hones 30-40 razors a week. That is simply amazing. If I get one bad razor, that blade alone, can take 3 hours of honing work. I have to break that time up, for reasons I think only someone who knows how to hone, can appreciate. All told it'll eat up a week by the time I've perfected the edge.

I would give the entire process two weeks before I even bothered asking. I don't think many people realize the length of time it can take (or the skill) to hone a razor and although yours might be new and only take 30 minutes there are probably many razors ahead of you.