Thread: HHT versus WHT

No, but that is pretty cool.

I think that's a sign of a slightly less sharp edge. I've done it with my razors and then a few passes on the ultra fine hone later they clip the hair in half.

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Originally Posted by xman

I think that's a sign of a slightly less sharp edge. I've done it with my razors and then a few passes on the ultra fine hone later they clip the hair in half.

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I agree with the new daddy!

I would call this the YATT: You're Almost There Test.

I've had a few razors do that, I'm not sure if it was the blade, or the hair. but the length that he cut I would say it needs some more sharpening. You really want the hair to just touch the blade, and fall away.

Although keep in mind this is just a test, if the blade doesn't pass, it may still be shave ready.

Well, not bad for a standard knife... very cool video...

That hair looked strange, more like mono filament fishing line. I did a video with one of my razors I sold, a Friodur. Popping hairs is easy, splitting one inhalf is a bit more difficult. FYI, that hair came out of a brush so don’t get any strange ideas where that curly hair came from.

I just a 4/8K Norton (after working up to the 4K) and then 0.5 chromium oxide and leather.

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Mike every thing you say I have have started noticing in my short time strait shaving. I shaved 4 times with the Antalope NO BURN at all I re-honed the Boker thinking maybe somthing was slighty off with the "teeth" or maybe I got a little slopy stroping or rolled the edge a little one sided or somthing so I took alot of time with it and got it HHT sharp ....again. I got the same results ...some burn and it was a little harsh but like you stated when the hair touched it just looked like it poped in half with litte effort.

I aso noticed my shaves feel better with a 3or4 dy beard vrs a 1or2 day. I will try the news paper. Should the paper be done right after honing or last after regular stroping?

Thank's for the too sharp tip I was starting to think I was loosing my mind! Matt

Any tests using hair so depends upon your hair type. I was reminded of this last week when my Brother-in-Law was visiting from Toronto. I was honinh a couple of blades in the kitchen and cahtting with him. He asks me how I tel it's sharp, so I try a HHT for him. My hair is so fine I've always had trouble passing that test off the hones (it works off a pasted paddle though!). So I ask him for a hair from his young and bushy 21-year-old head. I couldn't believe it -- compared to mine it was like a copper wire. And not only did I pop his hair easily, I managed to fillet it too.

Light bulb moment -- my honing is OK, my hair is not!