Thread: Sharpness Test

Yeh gotta be careful not to cut to short or it looks a bit weird with little bald patches on my legs, and hair patches on my arms LOL

Originally Posted by Substance

Yeh gotta be careful not to cut to short or it looks a bit weird with little bald patches on my legs, and hair patches on my arms LOL

...still got hair, huh?!

Originally Posted by Neil Miller

You have to be careful with this one and not get distracted. I hear ww2 english air-ace Douglas Bader tried it a couple of times with dire consequences...

In a DeLorean ?

Great Scott !!!

Originally Posted by Neil Miller

...still got hair, huh?!

At the moment but got a few to hone soon, so will be back to clean arms again I think

Originally Posted by onimaru55

In a DeLorean ?

Great Scott !!!

Aaah, that would be dear old captain Robert Falcon Scott. A rebellious and lawless soul, he was known as Scott the Anarchic to his friends. The ill-fated Terra Nova expedition to find the northenmost polish person resulted in doom when the hapless captain turned right at the Isle of Wight instead of left, thus missing Poland altogether.

One would hope that lessons could be learned from the past, but if you tell the young people of today how Scott couldn't tell one end of a compass from the other or how Douglas Bader chopped his own legs off, they won't believe you...

Now pour me another glass of that Chateau de Chasselas if you please, Obadiah...

Only test I use is "actually shaving with the razor". The last time I tried a Test was the holding a hair, from my shaving brush, between my thumb and index fingers, in front of a bathroom mirror. You got it! Looking at the mirror and not the actual hair there was just enough refraction that I almost took the top of by finger off![emoji33]. Not good, never tried any 'test' again.

Originally Posted by RoyalCake

The HHT is a good "no-go" gauge for me. If it passes, it's a good sign but it won't necessarily give a good shave, but if it doesn't pass, I've learned not to even go to the shave test. Happy honing!

Same here. After using all the easy access hair on my arms and legs for testing, I've discovered chest hair is far superior.

I was hoping there would be a new test to use. I can occasionally pop arm hair with tree topping it, but haven't had a chance to touch a SR in over a month now Got a new Norton 4K/8K, too, but haven't taken it out of the box yet!

Originally Posted by Neil Miller

Now pour me another glass of that Chateau de Chasselas if you please, Obadiah...

Nothing like a good glass of Château de Chasselas, eh, Josiah?

Originally Posted by Maladroit

Note to our American friends: "shorts" are not underpants

Note to our French brethren: "underpants" are not banana socks.

Note on behalf of my Scottish brethren: Kilts are definitely not skirts!