Thread: I honed my razor,but it wont pass the hht

Originally Posted by Utopian

Regarding the HHT, just ignore it. the HHT a somewhat arbitrary test.

Lynn is right. The only test that matters is the shave.

I am totally down with this. Someone alot smarter than I said, "The HHT is a parlor trick". Your goal when honing is to provide an edge on the razor that will shave you comfortably. I use the thumb pad test to check the uniformity of the entire edge and I am very good at determining if a razor is ready for a "shave test" by passing it across my arm hairs. This (in my estimation) is the most dependable test of sharpness. I simply pass the razor up the back of my forearm with the spine against my skin and the edge lifted two or three millimeters off the skin. A good sharp edge will "pop" the hairs off the arm with no contact of the edge with the skin.