Thread: The HHT test

NO! HHT is done with a hair in your hand. Shave Test, which employs the cutting angle shown above, is done with full prep to your beard.

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Alex, in the post you referenced from me I had refered to cutting the hairs on my arm. IN NO WAY - dry shave your face

Originally Posted by steve

Alex, in the post you referenced from me I had refered to cutting the hairs on my arm. IN NO WAY - dry shave your face

*whew* Had me worried there.

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Originally Posted by xman

*whew* Had me worried there.

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I'm dumb, not stupid

I went back to see my original post that he quoted. In context it was indeed about shaving arm hair.

You guys taught me better than that !!!!

FELLAS, WHICH IS IT? DO YOU DRY SHAVE YOUR FACE OR TRY TO SPLIT A HAIR OVER THE RAZOR? PLEASE TELL ME!

If tests like the HHT and TPT go well, you can move on to the shave. The first shave on any newly honed razor is considered a test, The Shave Test. Never dry shave your face. Trust me!

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To answer your question directly, you cut a hair from your head over the razor blade. I wouldn't recommend dry shaving.

Take a look at randydance's signature graphic, which contains an illustration of how to do the HHT. His post is a couple above this one.

Josh

Originally Posted by rgdominguez

FELLAS, WHICH IS IT? DO YOU DRY SHAVE YOUR FACE OR TRY TO SPLIT A HAIR OVER THE RAZOR? PLEASE TELL ME!

I guess I'm just odd. Once the razor passes the armhair tests then I'll take a test swipe on my dry face. The reasoning is that this is generally how I use the feather nowadays (after shaving I walk the dog, so by the time I get back my face is dry - the feather is the best bet for cleanup duties in this situation) so this is my "how does it compare to a feather" test.

Ok, so you don't pass the hht but your sure it's bloody sharp, like really close, what then??

To the hone, the strop, paste, the bat cave?

I hone till I pass the HHT, sometimes better than others, but I don't see the point in finishing with the stones if it's not gonna cut.

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