Thread: Thumb nail test

For me, I find the TNT to be 100%. If it slides its not set. If it digs in and feels consistently sticky and gritty I feel thats an indicator. I always do a visual to follow the striations which is like a pre test but i always verify with the TNT. Now gritty to me means consistent diggy feeling throughout the edge, no variation in the feel at all. Dont forget to do additional laps to return the edge o pre TNT. The test dulls somewhat.

http://straightrazorpalace.com/honing/107590-tnt.html

good stuff near the end, same subject.

Originally Posted by WadePatton

http://straightrazorpalace.com/honing/107590-tnt.html

good stuff near the end, same subject.

I guess with any test YMMV, but in the TNT thread I've tried to take it from abstract to definitive as I found there wasn't an absolute answer on this site. It's only a personal interpretation but I've tried to be more specific in giving a route map to any who may follow.
I'm hoping that further comments will make this test clearer for those who want to try it.
So yes some repetition but hopefully some new stuff as well.

Originally Posted by Airportcopper

if the edge really is diffucult to slide across your finger and digs into your nail is the bevel set?

I rely on the TNT more to identify consistency across the length of the edge as opposed to whether the bevel is set. You can feel a distinct difference when there sections of the edge that still need work.. a sudden slipper spot is a section that needs more work. For me, it's a prerequisite to the final bevel set tests. I am leaving the determination of bevel set to a combination of AHT and Sharpie.