Correct; I'm not satisfied. Two or three have come back from pros and haven't felt amazing. I've also honed a few I'm not satisfied with. Bottom line is I need someone with more experience to tell me what needs to change.
My hope is we create a dedicated thread of gurus willing to take on the task to work with the beginners. I'm optimistic!
Its a great idea however I believe most honers will protect their IP/skill to some extent to keep business going...
I was one of the people who did this. IME it was a fantastic help. We usually each sent two razors at a time (4 razors in transit) to cut shipping time and cost. We even periodically sent each other edges that we weren't completely satisfied with to see that we were getting honest feedback. Upon receiving razors we would shave with them, inspect them, dull them, hone them, test shave them, and return them. Then repeat. We normally communicated our opinions by phone.
There is no substitute for experience; no amount of forum reading can replace it. Sometimes you just need someone who has been there to take a look.
