Thread: How did they used to do it?

The Japanese name 6" veins of stones on the sides of a mountain...

I thought the HHT scale went from 1 through 5...


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Originally Posted by sbogill

I thought the HHT scale went from 1 through 5...


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Really ? I've been doing HHT 10 for years ! ............

Just kidding, I don't really worry about numbers .......

One of these days I need to look up what the heck the HHT scale is. I always assumed it could either pop a hanging hair, or it couldn't.

Hehe, I personally call it the HTT "Hangup your time test" because I feel it is a waste of time.
Some folks swear by it though.

Originally Posted by FAL

Hehe, I personally call it the HTT "Hangup your time test" because I feel it is a waste of time.
Some folks swear by it though.

Generally speaking, I agree. Neat parlor trick to impress your friends I suppose. Closest I come to that is checking to see if a blade tree tops arm hair, then the only one that matters: the shave test.

Woops, dunno how I doube posted that.

No doubt about the shave test being the final word. However, during the honing process I use the TNT to check the progress of the bevel, the TPT to see how the refinement is coming, and I cut hanging hairs as I'm finishing. I also frequently refer to my 60x loupe. I never used the HHT as a parlor trick. In fact I hone in a room by myself. No one has ever seen me do it. I use it to gather data. Once it cuts hanging hairs with no fuss it's time to move to the strop. YMMV


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