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Too true, having that benchmark would have certainly made my life a lot easier at the beginning.

Having bought a butter-knife dull razor and then simultaneously learned how to hone and straight shave, I'm inclined to agree that Sending the razor out to be honed is the smart way to go about it!

I previously used towels too but with a sponge you just rinse it out and leave to dry - you can imagine which one I stuck with! I just use an ordinary dish sponge - it isn't beautiful but it works...

These threads always make me smile - it's great to see people enjoying straight razor shaving. :)

You likely did chip it on the faucet - I did the same thing and could swear that I'd be ever so...