Thread: Am I the only one who doesn't want to hone myself?

Hello all!

I want to find a honing service, because its allot of work, and I have a honey-do list that's already too long. Plus I don't have any hones, have never honed a razor and I will probably screw it up. After 4 years I think the razor needs a full honing I would like to find some place local, if any of you know a place near Baltimore MD that does it. If my only option is to mail it off to get it honed than I would prefer they be vetted by someone here before sending my precious steel off to a stranger. Thanks in advance!

No, you're not the only one that doesn't want to hone. Go to the classifieds here and look under "Member Services".

Buy a 2 sided synthetic stone... Maybe 4k and 8k.
If you're using the razor now, tape the spine, One layer. 20 on each side and stropping should do it. ~50$


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Nope, I'm with you. I thought I did. I bought the stones. I have hardly used them, and really only use the 12k.

After learning and practicing, I restored a few razors. But unless you want to do that a lot, I've found that buying all the hones was a waste for me. Once you have a well honed razor, you don't have to do more than strop and touch up on 12k and paste to keep it top notch.

I think there are quite a few who would rather not. Many that simply only ever do touch ups, some that have kept and edge going forever with pastes or a barbers hone. They pop up every now and then but for the most part are here and quiet about honing or not honing as the case may be. It is expensive to set up for a full set of hones and unless you restore or simply have a hone acquisition disorder there is really no economy in it.You first razor may require more time getting touched up in the first year but you can get by with pastes from there on, unless something unusual happens, like kissing a faucet or a drop.

I know exactly how you feel. My honey do list is just as long as yours. I just don't have time to hone. It's a daunting task. What if you screw it up? Your razor will be destroyed. It takes hours and hours to learn to do. You can certainly send it off and there are plenty of great places.

i started simply with a couple cheap razors and a barbers hone. A few minutes and nothing to loose. I found out it takes minutes and with a $12 razor I have nothing to loose. A $200 straight yea... But I decided to destroy a $12 straight trying to learn and I was able to get it in a coupe hours over a couple days. My advice it to learn it. Sounds like you need the stress relief!


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sooooo.....I bought a barbers hone and I'm going to send my best razor out to be honed by a professional, then once I have that for a control, try to hone the less expensive razor. I really don't want to have to pack up and send my razor off every time I want it honed but It seems there is no local place I can drop it off.

No you aren't alone. I have a full suite of chosera/naniwa superstones and pretty much never use them. I touch up the few razors i use but really only need the barber hone and couple of slates i also have.

Short answer is No. I've been doing this for 3 years, I don't hone, as a matter of a fact unless your honing for other people or damage your razor it goes a long time without needing to go to the stones, I can't figure out why you need to hone once a week or even once a year, learn the strop , send it out and when you know how to strop and shave you won't need to hone , just maintain. Tc

I like to drive and could mount new tires myself if needed but I choose to hire someone else to do it.

I rotate/maintain them myself....