Thread: trouble honing

Funny thing about the HHT is that because we all have different hair, someone else's tests and result mean completely different things. In order for it to be of any value how your hair performs in HHT has to be completely evaluated with know sharpness levels and verified until you are certain what it means at different levels.

Originally Posted by RezDog

Funny thing about the HHT is that because we all have different hair, someone else's tests and result mean completely different things. In order for it to be of any value how your hair performs in HHT has to be completely evaluated with know sharpness levels and verified until you are certain what it means at different levels.

That's absolutely true - of every test, TNT, TPT, cherry tomato, HHT, etc. Almost every test works well once you've used it enough to be proficient at it and understand what it tells you. I've always liked the HHT because it's probably the closest thing to shaving and if you can't get the razor to easily cut hair, well.... It seems the same as treetopping hair on your arm or leg, hair held at one end, razor cuts at the other.

Cheers, Steve

Bevel set. Yes. If you have a bevel, you should be able to shave. It will be a scratchy shave and I doubt you'll want to leave the edge like that but it should remove hair. Tape. Its not a cheat or a crutch. Think of it as a correction. Whatever you have to accomplish without it you still need to do with it. If you don't cut that bevel, tape or no tape, you won't be able to shave. But if you've ground away enough steel to rightfully expect a good bevel and the edge isn't holding, tape can correct that by adjusting your angle. There's no point in using it unnecessarily, but if/when you do know that its not a cheat.