Thread: Simple Question: Can a Norton 4K/8K produce a blade capable of passing the HHT?

The short answer is yes it can. Early on in the piece, around when I first joined SRP, the Norton 4/8 was "the" stone, and a lot of us happily shaved off it, HHT or no.

The longer answer is what everyone else has said about your hair type and so on.

To get the most out of your Norton, check out the JaNorton thread from a while back. There's lots of good info in there (and also around the forum).

James.

Not with my hair
But a fresh DE blade won't do it either.
After a proper stropping it can from 8k up, and the quality of the HHT goes up with a 12k, paste etc. as well.
It is a good tool but only if you are working with known variables.

I used to use my wife's hair until she started putting highlights in it, the processing of the lighter colors changed the game.

I have the norton combos and SWAMBO's hair is just right to do the HHT. Shaving off my 8K edge does me at the moment and I do have a couple honed by senior members to compare against. At the end of the day HHT, TPT etc is an indication, if you shave with the 8K edge and it feels OK then you are hitting the hones fine.