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Thanks for the insight.

I am a knowledge junky and I often lose sleep to stay up and research things I am newly undertaking, and sharpening was no exception. I do understand the concept of a...

Found it. Thanks.

I hope this thing will shave nice after some stropping, but I do have the luck of being so near to such a patriarchal figure, so I might opt for a master honing just for...

Awesome, I am glad to have such a quality source so close by. Thanks for the reference, I don't know anybody here so I am lost as to who the masters are.

I bet I could find this on my own, but I...

Chicago is just outside of an hour's drive. I would rather pay postage at that point, and then I might as well just send it to anyone here in the Midwest, since I am mailing it anyway.

I would...

That's surprising to hear, that the DICO pastes might cause chips. I guess I figured that on the scale of grit that I am deal with, minor imperfections would have a negligible effect on the...

Some rather significant plans and events just wrapped up recently, so my attention turns back to my new razor now.

I have decided to make a minimal (and inevitable) investment which may get this...

Alright, verdict is in, then. I suppose I will have to stomach waiting another week. Thanks for the advice, everyone.

Hmmm. Perhaps not a bad idea. I'll take a look.

Well, I am about an hour and a half away from Chicago. For those who don't know where Crystal Lake is, I just list Chicago.

I am hoping, perhaps in vain, to not drive so far. I have been...

Noted. That's 2/0 for professional honing. Geez... I might not sleep tonight waiting to actually shave with this thing.

That's what I thought. I am not sure of the likelihood of achieving a proper edge without the experience in sharpening specifically razors. I would hate to feel like I did a good job, as a knife...

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Behold! The magnificence that is my first straight razor. Many of you have seen it in a previous post here, but this post has a different matter to address...

I have failed to locate a...