before i had read anything on this forum i thought it would be a good idea to buy cheap razors to get the hang of honing and stroping. why mess up expensive gear?
got my 3 razors and poor mans strop in the mail, it cost my 20 some bucks. theyre sharpish. i have a 12k honing stone, but i cant seem to get them sharper. now i know im doing a handfull of wrong things here, but my main question is that is it possible to get a crap razor and hone it sharp on a 12k hone at all? is it essential to build 1k to 3k to 5k to 8k? and with enough care can these razors be decent enough to shave with? i know the main answer is garbage em and invest on a 90$ dovo, and i plan to get a good razor, the purpose of the cheap ones was to not botch expensive ones. btw im still shaving with my derby shavettes in a straight, and thats doing the trick.