Buy yourself a finishing hone & learn to take care of your own razor.That way you will never have to rely on anyone.Shwmae pawb - alright all!
Introduction
Hi I'm Ben. You may remember me from such threads as 'Lurker', 'Bad reaction to shaving cream' and others. I come to all those who are wise and bountiful in knowledge for some answer (NB: you can give me answers if you're neither wise nor knowledgeable, if you so please).
Background
As you may, or may not, know I dropped my 'Billy's Gold Dollar' and have about 1/5 of the blade being unable to shave properly, the most minuscule chip and it most certainly requires re-honing. I'm therefore posed with a dilemma, as below:
Dilemma
"Do I send it for re-honing at the going rate of between £15 and £30 or do I use that money a little more wisely and purchase something 'better'?"
Thanks, yet again, in advance for your help!
Ben (as mentioned earlier)
I managed to remove two chips from a razor with a welsh slate 12k that cost me £15.Just takes time & patience.If you were happy with it before you dropped it then it's probably worth sending it to get fixed assuming you can get the chip repair done for that money. It would take forever with a finishing hone to remove a chip and I doubt you could do it yourself for that cost.
I'm impressed !I managed to remove two chips from a razor with a welsh slate 12k that cost me £15.Just takes time & patience.
To be honest I bought the hone sometime ago but they are not expensive though.I started with a slurry then finished with clean water.As you said,it will take time,but I eventually got there.I've used it on more than the one occasion & it's very handy to have.I also have a 10 & 15k welsh slate hone just incase I need them.I'm impressed !
I hadn't realised how cheap they are. In that case I would suggest getting a new one then a cheap Welsh hone later on to look after them both. And the slippery slope of straight razor shaving edges closer.A new one from Billy is 20 pounds so spending 30 sending it out to be honed, well...
I've found a good price for a good service, starting with bevel hone at 1k grit and working up towards 12k (I'd imagine) plus stropping for about £15. That puts it firmly in the realms of a new BGD (Billy's gold dollar, it will take off as an abbr.!) so that's where the issue lies. If I can truly justify spending another £30 or so (which probably isn't difficult) I'd be in the realms of a more 'mid-tier' razor, away from the Gold dollar...though it has been good for me thus far.A new one from Billy is 20 pounds so spending 30 sending it out to be honed, well...
You Asked this Before..The Chip will Need Honed Out on the Bevel Hone..You have Damaged the Bevel by All Accounts & a Damaged Bevel Needs Taken to the Bevel 1 K Stone..Shwmae pawb - alright all!
Introduction
Hi I'm Ben. You may remember me from such threads as 'Lurker', 'Bad reaction to shaving cream' and others. I come to all those who are wise and bountiful in knowledge for some answer (NB: you can give me answers if you're neither wise nor knowledgeable, if you so please).
Background
As you may, or may not, know I dropped my 'Billy's Gold Dollar' and have about 1/5 of the blade being unable to shave properly, the most minuscule chip and it most certainly requires re-honing. I'm therefore posed with a dilemma, as below:
Dilemma
"Do I send it for re-honing at the going rate of between £15 and £30 or do I use that money a little more wisely and purchase something 'better'?"
Thanks, yet again, in advance for your help!
Ben (as mentioned earlier)
I hadn't realised how cheap they are. In that case I would suggest getting a new one then a cheap Welsh hone later on to look after them both. And the slippery slope of straight razor shaving edges closer.
You Asked this Before..The Chip will Need Honed Out on the Bevel Hone..You have Damaged the Bevel by All Accounts & a Damaged Bevel Needs Taken to the Bevel 1 K Stone..
Billy
I guess the only person who can actually decide whether it can either be refreshed on a finishing hone or taking back to the 1k is the guy who sorts it out..You Asked this Before..The Chip will Need Honed Out on the Bevel Hone..You have Damaged the Bevel by All Accounts & a Damaged Bevel Needs Taken to the Bevel 1 K Stone..
Billy
Unfortunately I can only count on one hand so it's ineffective but entirely unforseen. It wouldn't normally have blunted this quickly.To be able to answer the cost-effectiveness question, first you need to count how many shaves you had until the BGD need honing. Then you will see if this 30 pounds are expensive or not.
Any SR that Needs Bevel Work goes onto the 1 K Bevel Hone..A Finishing Stone is a Finishing Stone or a Touch Up Stone..That's it..Its Ludicrous to Do Otherwise..Its Also Quicker than Farfing about with a Finishing Stone to Go through a Full Progression..Also..The Job will be Done Properly..Honing is a Progressive System..The Honing Doesn't Even Begin Until the Bevel has been Truly Set or Properly Restored on the Bevel Hone..I guess the only person who can actually decide whether it can either be refreshed on a finishing hone or taking back to the 1k is the guy who sorts it out..
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