I recently purchased a coti so I could hone my own, but I really don't want to damage any of the blades that I currently own. (that rhymed) Is there an inexpensive blade that I could use to practice honing and would give a decent shave? I figure that shaving would be the only way of telling how well a job I did.
Practice Blade
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Gold dollar 200 everytime, cheap and cheerful and capable of a good shave, granted it's not as good as the very best but it can certainly hold a decent edge, i use mine for practice then later on honed my ti which worked out very well.
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GD's are known to frequently have issues with the shoulder and heal. On the ones with issues, to paraphrase gssixgun, the honing process begins with a dremel. I don't know what percentage have issues, so I won't even guess. Just keep in mind that you may very well get one that is not going to be easy for a beginner to hone.
Plenty of evidence out their that Gold Dollars are not good razors to learn to hone with due to a number of different reasons.
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I would recommend looking on the B/S/T or posting a WTB of yourself.
Keep an eye out for one of LarryAndro's razors. He's a member here; I saw one going for $33 in the Vendor subforum. In fact, most of his razors sell for $33. Also check the BST, he usually puts them there.
I bought one from Larry for exactly the same purpose.
I bought one from Larry for exactly the same purpose.
