My first, out-of-house honing was for a man who is semi-retired from the BIZ of sharpening scissors/shears and cutlery.
He was unable to shave with the gift razor. I'm not sure it he tried to sharpen the razor himself or not, but it did have a bit of a rough edge (low grit) with 3 nicks IIRC. Maybe he was wise to the fact that razors ain't quite the same game.
He was satisfied by my work.
I'd advise to never (attempt to) shave with a razor honed by someone who doesn't shave test their work. ever.
(shave test is on face, not arms or hanging hairs or microscopes.)