Thread: Honing Journey

Originally Posted by gssixgun

The HHT is the most useless abomination ever brought into the straight shaving world...

Unless you have calibrated it to your hair you are wasting your time, try a DE edge for an idea of calibration on every "Feel or Hair" test..

Better yet it means NOTHING to anyone else, just because I can get an HHT that I have calibrated it doesn't relate to your hair or your edge, and then to take it even farther with stages of HHT is even more ridicules ..

Basic first question,,, How does the HHT work for you on a new DE blade ??? if you can answer that then at least you are not totally in the dark...

I'll admit Glen, I have never "passed" the HHT with any of my razors, all of which have been pro-honed thus far. They still shaved very well. This is why I asked, as I have seen it said many times a razor must "pass the HHT test" to properly shave. I'm glad you responded to my question. I have never even touched a DE blade, so I can't answer your question regarding it, unfortunately. I'm an oddball who went from electrics to straights, haha.

Originally Posted by Chreees

I'll admit Glen, I have never "passed" the HHT with any of my razors, all of which have been pro-honed thus far.

1. That should tell you quite a bit

They still shaved very well.

2. Ah Ha !!!!


I have seen it said many times a razor must "pass the HHT test" to properly shave.

3. Total BS, you already know that to be untrue

I have never even touched a DE blade, so I can't answer your question regarding it, unfortunately.

4. Go buy a cheap pack of Persona's at Wally World and try all the tests with a fresh edge and get a base for everything the TNT, TPT, AHT, HHT, etc: etc:

That's all I got hehehe

Originally Posted by gssixgun

That's all I got hehehe

Lol! You're funny. I asked the question anyway to see what the response would be... As I always suspected it to not be the case, but was still curious anyway as I never really paid it much attention before, considering I wasn't the one honing my blades.

I have been wanting to try DEs anyway, so I will pick up some soon! Thanks, Glen.

Its just another way of determining sharpness. It doesn't address smooth at all. I use it at certain stages and I find it useful in that it confirms I am progressing in sharpness. My family is Mediterranean so my daughters hair is exactly like mine. I'm sure there are some hair that may be too fine. Its another tool if you choose to learn it or use it. But there are other tests and the only real test is the shave test.