Originally Posted by
pinklather
Excellent question, Crash.
As the vid of Maestro Livi shows - most makers that send the razor honed - use abrasive pastes. 'Nothing wrong w/ that, but of the 6 wackers I've had (5 now) and 2 of the 3 customs, they came w/ a pasted strop finish and needed more than a little work to get right.
The Wackers can be a bugger to hone, but I will say that they reward the effort. When I received one Wacker 'shave ready' that I bought used - I tried the shave and asked the seller if 'xxxxx' honed it (by name). Yup.
If I'm reading right, you're in Britain? If so, there are a couple of guys very skilled - mainly w/ coticules, that I'd want to handle a wacker. One is a barber in London - and a member on this site - Gary Haywood. The other had a screen name of Tat2ralphy on the old coticule site. They used to have a free sharpening service. I would try to connect w/ these guys so you have confidence it receives proper stone work. If its possible to meet them in person, I'd recommend bringing a strop and have them watch your stropping - could give you some helpful tips.
Good luck w/ the Wacker. When that edge gets sorted out, you're gonna be a happy guy.