Quote Originally Posted by AFDavis11 View Post
Wet your thumb pad for 30 seconds and then lightly touch your thumb pad down on the edge. The skin should break.
A quick question:

It sounds like this is a test one does after stropping, right? We're testing whether the blade is ready to start shaving. That is, this isn't a honing test: specifically, it's not the same as the "thumb pad test" that folks do to test their honing, where the thumb pad is passed lightly across the edge for a "tingly" feel.

Thanks for a great post. Finding ways to simplify the "message" for novice shavers is a great practice.