Quote Originally Posted by gssixgun View Post
The Shapton Sweet 16k is a great finisher following the 8k Norton..
I should know I used that same combo for over a year, before I finally took the entire Shapton plunge....

I keep reading in many threads that you guys are trying the HHT after stones... It is not a reliable test to begin with, and after stones it is worse... Try the HHT when yer done stropping a freshly honed blade, and use the finest hair you can lay yer paws on... My hair is not even a challenge I can pop that off a stropped 1k edge, now the wife's is so fine it is hard to even see with my old eyes... I know if that pops when I am done, all up and down the edge then that edge is sharp... That does not mean anything about the shave it just means it's sharp... The test shave is still the only test that matters....

New acronym, 'FHHT'. The Fine Hanging Hair Test.

Glen. Do you hone all jobs to that degree.? Just wondering about the durability of the edge on softer tempered steels or if they can reach that sharpness.