Thread: How to tell if a straight razor is sharp

Originally Posted by unit

I hope this makes sense...

I do believe that is exactly what that thread I linked points out...

The difference in our opinion is the context of this thread,, If you read the thread you will see the part about Newbs and HHT ie: it is Absolutley Useless.. Which is what this thread is about..

Farther into the thread it will show how an HHT can be Calibrated and used in honing as you put it, a Componet of finding sharp..

So in this thread talking to a Newb that just got his very first razor, the HHT is useless, in fact harmful info (proved by his own results 1 pass 2 fail), if however we were discussing honing, in a much more advanced situation then your opinion and my opinion match exactly..

Context creates the difference