I shudder to think of what I would find if I were to measure the spine widths of my vintage razors. And I think the mark of "someone who knows how to hone" is being able to just sit down with hones and a razor and get it shave ready. I don't know if it's my "they didn't do blah blah blah back in the day" mentality, or my "just hone the damn thing" mentality, but, whatever it is, it works for me.