Man, I wish all newer folks would forget about the "tests" and just learn to shave. You have to know what the end result "should" be before you begin the test & that's an acquired skill. It all starts with knowing how to shave, then the "shave test" works & so on. Unfortunately many newer members unknowingly get hung up on these tests and loose focus on the shave.

As mentioned above, getting together with an experienced SR user for just a little while will shorten all of the learning curves of knowledge & application.

Actually, I would love to see this thread inserted into the beginner's sticky section & hope that it gets read...