Thread: Better steel?

Originally Posted by PaulFLUS

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.

Haha, try get some cheap ones from AliExpress? Then you can deal with all kinds of issue you can imagine. Maybe that a step too far, just for the sake of sharpening...

Originally Posted by mrjin

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

I like restoring them, so that's why I have so many. Once you've become proficient with their use, it's like riding a bike. It's a razor, made for hair removal.