Thread: Getting my Bismarck to pass the Hanging Hair Test

This bears repeating. The whole post should be engraved in a plaque that should be hung in above the honing sink and the shaving sink and on a bumper sticker and on a flag up a pole...

It's a great summary of all the issues to learning to get a nice shave from a hunk of steel, by someone who knows quite well. Study well.

Originally Posted by gssixgun

http://straightrazorpalace.com/advan...-theories.html


Many "Hotly" Debated Topics are here because people would rather type than test

Also just a hint here, but I have read your last two threads about your honing problems and one issue stands out, you continue to judge your honing by how the razor performs on the HHT.

Things I have noted over the years on here and at the meets that hold people back when it comes to honing a straight razor:

Chasing the HHT
Chasing a Mirror Bevel
Failing to get a complete bevel set
Understanding what "sharp" means when honing a SR
Understanding pressure and how to use it correctly
Understanding that there is no "End" to this journey besides a Close Comfortable Shave...
Understanding that this takes time and practice and if it were easy that SR shaving wouldn't have died out oh so many years ago