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I'm not sure that metaphor works. Shaving isn't to honing as alphabet is to learning a language. You could learn to hone without ever having any intention of ever using a straight razor. Correct? And...

Right. I get that. I would definitely be trying to learn on a different razor than the one I was using to shave with...if not even my kitchen and pocket knives at first.

They aren't all worth having honed. At least 2 of them are perfect practice razors...one with a severely uneven wear pattern on the spine and one with a big bite out of the point. (I've since...

No...I don't think it is. Thanks though, gave me a great starting point to start researching. Here's a link to pics of that one....

LOL! Had me freaking out trying to figure out what I was doing wrong. :P

The more I look at the Matador and various Filarmonicas online, the more I'm convinced it's either a spanish knock-off or a...

Wha? What's Au-$$ mean? Australian currency? Huh?

I have gotten every razor I now have out of the good will of others. I didn't ask what anything was worth, didn't intend to.

One thing is for sure,now that I own 5 razors and none of them are shave ready...I need to think about really trying to learn to hone.

Looking around the web, the Matador resembles a Filarmonica. Is it a knock off of one? Or is it made by them under another name?

An old buddy of mine heard about my recent interest and has some goodies for me that he got in a bundle of other stuff at an auction once. I don't know anything about these and havn't seen them in...