Honemeister in Minnesota?

[moojuece]

I have a cheap straight that I am sure needs to be honed before shaving with and to be honest I am not even sure if it is worth honing or if it is just crap.
Does anyone know if there is a honemeister in Minnesota or Wisconsin or anywhere within driving distance? I would rather not ship it out just to find out that it is a piece of crap that isn't work the effort.

[papasmurf]

You can post a picture of it here and also if you tell us what kind it is we may be able to help you and save you some money on gas

[moojuece]

I can't find my camera right now, but I know the blade is stainless and says "Simco" on it. It came free with a cheap strop I got on ebay before I really knew anything about wet shaving or razors.

Even if it is worthless, I would still like to find a local-ish honemeister if possible. I am not all together that handy and could see me wrecking several blades trying to learn to hone properly.
Also a guy I work with is looking for one too so he can get started with straight razor shaving

[Black Adder]

Randy Tuttle might be the man you're looking for. He lives in St. Paul, and I think I remember Joel recommending him as a honemeister in a post.

He is known on the member rolls as randydance062449. If you search the member list, you'll find his contact information. HTH!

Don

[moojuece]

Thanks!
I'll look him up.

[Chrisl]

+1 for Randy. He's your go to man in St. Paul.

Chris L

[randydance062449]

If you have a Simco then I would not get my hopes up to high.
I believe they have been reviewed before and it was not favorable. But..maybe they have improved.

Contact me this week, I will be available in the afternoon and evening's. You have my phone number.