Originally Posted by
gssixgun
One of the best ways to learn how the tests react is to set the SR down and pick up a DE blade
Learn the tests using a proved sharp DE blade
Try them all from the HHT to the TNT in that order hhehe
Although I do not agree that a TNT is Destructive" it is slightly dulling so you do that one last :)
Learn the tests, use all of them that you can to start with, but eventually one of those tests will become your Go-NoGo gauge the one test that you KNOW every single time tells you that the bevel is set and solid..
If you find a test that doesn't work for you on the DE you will know that it probably won't work for you on the SR, it is NOT uncommon for certain tests to not work for certain people..
Something we learned at the very first big meet ups is that trying to tell somebody that this "One" test should be good for a reliable test is that it might not work for everyone..
The DE blade will give you a standard to know what to expect with your tests..