Thread: Should I get my Dovo honed by a honemeister today?

Originally Posted by Toplin

nah, we didn't do it like the wiki said to do it. I don't know anything, I'm new.

Read this: Sharpness tests explained - Straight Razor Place Wiki. It is perfectly acceptable to lack knowledge when one begins. It is utterly unacceptable, however, to propagate wrong solutions (especially those that could, like in this case, damage a razor). We did not compile the information in the Wiki for nothing, "Toplin".

Originally Posted by Toplin

Maybe he was showing me incorrectly.

Even if he was not, the method described by you is definitely not best practice. You might want to spend some quality time with the information provided on this site.

Robin

Originally Posted by BeBerlin

Read this: Sharpness tests explained - Straight Razor Place Wiki. It is perfectly acceptable to lack knowledge when one begins. It is utterly unacceptable, however, to propagate wrong solutions (especially those that could, like in this case, damage a razor). We did not compile the information in the Wiki for nothing, "Toplin".

Yes sir. I understand.

ross cutlery has been around for a while and have pretty good reputation.
if whatever test they use to check the edge work for them i don't see any problem with that.
tests are just that, a way to get an estimate of where the edge is because checking the progress by trying to shave (which at the end of the day is the reason for sharpening the razor) is a bit inconvenient.

i'd wait till i have some stubble to shave, don't see the purpose of mock shaving a smooth face

Originally Posted by gugi

ross cutlery has been around for a while and have pretty good reputation.

Never heard of Ross Cutlery. But why take the advice of a cutlery shop over a group that is dedicated to straight razors?

I would like to think the combined knowledge of the people HERE would FAR surpass that of someone at a cutlery store.

Not saying they are TOTALLY wrong, but I would personally take the advice of people that specialize in a field over someone else.

Just my feelings

I hope they got your razor good and sharp

Originally Posted by avatar1999

Never heard of Ross Cutlery. But why take the advice of a cutlery shop over a group that is dedicated to straight razors?

I would like to think the combined knowledge of the people HERE would FAR surpass that of someone at a cutlery store.

Not saying they are TOTALLY wrong, but I would personally take the advice of people that specialize in a field over someone else.

I certainly realize you haven't heard of that place, so I'd recommend you do a search at the place you trust i.e. this forum and see what you learn.

Generally I dislike dogma, and I'm of the opinion that if somebody has honed and shaved with a straight razor for years they can't be all that bad. So if they are willing to spend some of their time and share what they know with another guy, that can't be a bad thing.

I'm all for combining knowledge as you can infer from my post count and my wiki contributions, but a forum on the internet is definitely not a hands on experience.