My hair is very fine and will respond to HHT only responds badly to this test. I also believe that the most important stone for building the edge is a fine hone (Norton 8K in my case). For that reason I use my wife's hair to perform the test off the 8k.

I hold the blade up to the sky and the hair horizontal with the root out and typically cut about 1cm out from my fongers. I bring the hair down gently on the edge.

Quote Originally Posted by rgdominguez View Post
.... the test is very operator dependent.
This is very true. Becaue each of us has a different beard and uses different honing and shaving practices, I ultimately believe that it's up to each man to see his own way through this test. Even if you can determine a more standard set of conditions, what it will mean will be different for each shaver.

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