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09-28-2010, 03:54 PM #1Senior Member
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Henceforth that will be known as the FTPT.
Sorry to hear about your accident.
Be careful how you treat people on your way up, you may meet them again on your way back down.
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09-28-2010, 03:56 PM #2Trailing along the leading edge
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LOL! It's all part of the learning curve!
Originally Posted by JimmyHAD
Henceforth that will be known as the FTPT. Sorry to hear about your accident.
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09-28-2010, 04:03 PM #3illegitimum non carborundum
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If it's any consolation, several others have posted similar stories.
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09-28-2010, 07:03 PM #4Senior Member
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I happen to use the HHT and rely on it to give me valuable feedback even after the hairs on my arm are getting mowed like butter. The way I do it is:
1.) Take a good, long hair from my wife's hairbrush.
2.) Determine the root end by carefully sliding my fingertips along the hair to feel the "grain" of the hair.
3.) Place the hair, root end overhanging the upright edge of the blade by about 1.5 inches.
4.) Gently pull the standing end of the hair straight down.
The results usually fall into the following categories:
1.) The hair slides smoothly along the edge= dull edge
2.) The hair wiggles as it slides across the edge= dullish edge
3.) The hair pops off the edge, sometimes audibly= kind of sharp
4.) The hair falls silently at the first tug= good and sharp
IME, I won't even try to test shave a razor that tests 1 or 2 all along the edge. If a razor tests 3 or higher all along the edge, it almost always shaves at least very good.
IME, the arm hair test doesn't give me that much feedback. Maybe I'm just not experienced enough.
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09-28-2010, 07:41 PM #5Senior Member
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Next time, try tossing the razor up in the air, flipping it end over end. That should cut the hair!
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09-29-2010, 02:37 AM #6Trailing along the leading edge
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Originally Posted by northpaw
Next time, try tossing the razor up in the air, flipping it end over end. That should cut the hair!
LOLOLOL! I might just try that, I'll make sure I'm not naked after a shower when I do that, or I will be posting about more important things being sliced off!
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09-29-2010, 02:39 AM #7Scale Maniac
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Might be a great kick-start to your career as a moyl! Originally Posted by leadingedge
LOLOLOL! I might just try that, I'll make sure I'm not naked after a shower when I do that, or I will be posting about more important things being sliced off!
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09-30-2010, 02:53 AM #8Senior Member
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Patience is a virtue.
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09-30-2010, 03:00 AM #9Senior Member
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FTST finger tip slice test,should go in the Wiki. Hope your not on any blood thinners,get well soon .We all have fff uped at some point!!
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09-28-2010, 07:42 PM #10Nic by name not by nature
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Ouch, many yeas ago I did similar with a craft knife while cutting card.
Typing was less than fun for a while, hope you heal quickly.
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