I had my razor honed before it was shipped to me.

When I got it I tried the HHT. The blade just pushed the hair away.

Next I tried it on the tips of my arm hair and the result was the same. The blade would only cut at the base of the hair and with some pressure applied.

I then took a hair and folded it in a loop over the razor's edge. As I lifted the blade I felt the hair stretch slightly then cut. Is this an acceptable level of sharpness?

I managed to get a pretty decent first shave with it, but having looked at the level of sharpness some are managing to obtain when honing I can't help but wonder.

I hadn't stropped the blade prior to these tests.

I have since checked it under a microscope and there is no sign of the blade having been rolled and no burring.