Thread: Better steel?

My 2 cents on this.

I have over 200 shave ready razors I can pick to shave with. All do their job accordingly, and well. But some tend to rise to the top, over others. And that's the fun of it, finding your favorite style, grind, manufacturer, ect. But I've also been shaving with a straight for nearly 40 years.

You better get to honing Mike. Only 200 of them shave ready?

Originally Posted by Gasman

You better get to honing Mike. Only 200 of them shave ready?

That's....Over 200. But who's counting at this point.

I keep pulling out different razors trying to dind something that needs honed. Its been over a year now and still nothing yet.

Originally Posted by Gasman

I keep pulling out different razors trying to dind something that needs honed. Its been over a year now and still nothing yet.

I found one with a speck of rust on the edge. Threw it on the pile, for now.

My problem is I love to hone, I mean I really love it. I hate that term but some would describe my take on it as "zen." I rather use the term meditative. I wind up finishing razors that don't even need it. People ask how long an edge will last. I have no idea. I never let them get there. Trouble is I run out of things to bevel set which is most fun part.

Yeah, I've been known to dull one on occasion, just try a different finisher.

When i run across one needing honed i will send it your way Paul. Just trying to help you out you know.

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Originally Posted by outback

That's....Over 200. But who's counting at this point.

I have only just above 20, and I find myself not touching most of them already...