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    Quote Originally Posted by BobH View Post
    Please, I am NOT talking about "tree topping" or "popping" arm hair off of a 1K or 3K Nani merely being able to easily cut arm hairs at skin level. Different things altogether.

    Bob

    Honestly Bob, at just about every meet I have been to, there is one person at the table who cannot get the AHT to work for them, I saw one guy fail it with a shave ready edge at the 2009 NC meet..

    I am talking at skin level..

    I have not found an end all be all test for a bevel set that works for everyone, I thought it was the AHT back in 08, but by 09 I had learned it wasn't, there are 3 good tests, they have to be able to use at least one of them, and trust it...
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    Yea, for sure there are other tests to see if the bevel is set. I was just wondering if the OP had done any testing at the 4K level to try and determine if a bevel was set before going on to the 8K level. Anyhow it was just a thought and likely not a good one at that.

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    Quote Originally Posted by BobH View Post
    Glen

    Yea, for sure there are other tests to see if the bevel is set. I was just wondering if the OP had done any testing at the 4K level to try and determine if a bevel was set before going on to the 8K level. Anyhow it was just a thought and likely not a good one at that.

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    No i didnt do any tests at the 4k

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    Quote Originally Posted by stevenn21 View Post
    No i didnt do any tests at the 4k
    For me, I can shave leg hair at 4 before I go on to the 8. I don't 'pop' them, I don't suspend them in the air and chop them, I don't calibrate them, I just shave them. But I ensure I can shave them well, cleanly, and without leaving some untouched. If not, I persevere on the 4k. Then, when they shave 'OK' (not great, but OK) I go to the 8. If I go to the 8 too early I'll never get there. But, from there I do pyramids on the 4/8 and then on to the 16 for a final polish, maybe only 20 laps, or maybe even a small pyramid between the 8 and 19.

    My advice is go back to the 4 until you get it to shave arm or leg hair quite well, then progress to a 4/8 pyramid. That's simply what I'd do.

    The hones I use are a Norton 4/8 and a Shapton 16k.
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    What Carl said about testing at the bevel setting stage/grit level before moving on up the progression.

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