Thread: Does Lynn let us know somehow when...

...he is shipping back a razor he's honed and sharpened for us? eMail, phone call, etc.. or do we just get it in the mail after a while? Also about how long does the process take usually? I next day air'd it last week, he got it (per post office receipt) Saturday.

Thanks!
Jeff

You just receive it without notice. Couldn't comment on how long it takes since mine had to be shipped across the pond.

It also depends on how many other razors he has to sharpen. He's pretty quick about things, though.

It sounds like someone has "ants in their pants" lol. Patience is a virtue, especially with straight razor shaving.

Cant you just ask him?

I have been there myself....with the ants in the pants...now i am going through a serious infestation waiting for my tony miller strops...
I got a few razors honed from lynn, one of them took only a week since i bought it from classic shaving...from that to up to 3 weeks...i guess it depends in how busy he is...one thing though...you can really trust him.
Its very well documented Lynns attentions to fellow shavers...
I know some of us would like hourly updates from our transactions...we would like info in our phones through textes and stuff....so we dont get nervous...like ...i am going to lunch now ...but your razor is waiting in my table making friends with the norton ready to be honed...now i am going to the post office ..etc etc.
seriously...

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.

I'd second Heavyduty and Alan. The very fact that the world's premier razor honer is turning dozens of these things around daily is amazing. Spray some RAID down your pants and chill.

If you're looking for a ballpark estimate, I've only had two razors done by Lynn but both of them were about a week, two weeks max including transit time both ways.

It may end up being more than that, but not by much.

Slower than Netflix, but faster than most things.

Ahh.. lol Thanks guys - I'm not infested with ants, I'm just curious how the process works is all.. and I don't feel like bothering him directly, because I.. well.. don't want to be a bother.. hence me posting a query here for you experienced fella's

I'm also waiting on Mr Ellis to get back to me on estimates for my Grandpa's 3 razors I sent him, including the Henry Sears & Son 1865 and an old Dubl Duck Goldedge .. and I've not gone crazy yet.. but am getting antsy about those (being heritage from Gramps and all ..) ..

I'm actually more nervous about screwing up the DOVO razor once Lynn sends it back to me with horrid strop sessions or something.. so I'm also waiting for my DVD from ClassicShaving.com .. hope it shows up soon!

Thanks!
Jeff

Lynn's pretty good about turn around times, yes stropping is important! I have ruined the edge of a razor after Lynn honed it, but in time you will learn that stropping is one of the key points to master when shaving with a straight razor.