Thread: Question About Finishing with Coticule and Taping

Originally Posted by gssixgun

Sooner or later it will resonate with the HHT people

It will, Glen. Promise. Once you come up with a repeatable alternative for users to Sharpness tests explained - Straight Razor Place Library. Promise. Seriously.

Originally Posted by Razorfaust

We all have our little indicators to gauge a shaving edge. This of course is calibrated to our own experience with razor, hone and hair of choice. Your findings are unique to yourself and should not be considered universal. But as far as I am concerned that is all that matters. I hone for myself and have no interest in quantifying shaveability of someone else's gear.

Originally Posted by RobinK

It will, Glen. Promise. Once you come up with a repeatable alternative for users to Sharpness tests explained - Straight Razor Place Library. Promise. Seriously.

Horse meet water, please drink in the knowledge

Just realized that I am using an "Americanism" just in case it is lost in translation it means that the answer is right there in front of you, but you are refusing to acknowledge it Promise Seriously

Water yuck make it a beer.

Excellent point, Glen. Thanks for that. Fortunately, I took the wisdom of your signature to heart several years ago. 8? 9? I forget. Either way, several hundreds of razors later, I could not agree more. The knowledge to be gained from one Coticule (or, as you put it, "Stone") cannot be underestimated.

So, thanks!

Very respectfully,
Horse

Originally Posted by Razorfaust

Water yuck make it a beer.

In deference to Robin we can make it a German beer at least

I've been away for a while, but, unless I'm hallucinating, some posts mentioned leaving tape on a razor for weeks?!? Why do you do that?

I replace it between stones if it shows any wear, and remove it when done honing a razor (40 minutes, max).

No objections there prost!

Originally Posted by gssixgun

In deference to Robin we can make it a German beer at least

Much obliged. But... are there any others? Granted, a Czech would ask the same question, but that's not the point, is it?

Prost, gentlemen. Have a great weekend. Beer, Bier, Pivo - all good!

Originally Posted by Haroldg48

unless I'm hallucinating

You are. Seriously. Nobody would leave tape on a razor for more than ten minutes.

I depend on the HHT for determining that the razor is shave ready to my standards. By the chart Pithor provided it is an HHT5 that I look for. When I was first coming around here there were some guys who promoted the HHT, and others who didn't find it necessary. Different strokes for different folks, then and now.

When I was first trying to achieve HHT, and failing, I figured it was my extremely fine hair. One day, trying and failing, I grabbed a used DE blade that was laying on the countertop. What my straight razor couldn't do the used up DE blade did with no problem, on my extremely fine hair.

So I knew it wasn't the hair. I kept working at honing and finally got 'there'. Of course the object is to get a DFS, so if HHT isn't your huckleberry ....... whatever works for you. Like most things in this sport ....... YMMV.