Quote Originally Posted by Steve56 View Post
HHT 5 like that isn’t that difficult depending on the hair of course, but everything has to be right. The bevel has to be perfectly set and developed to finish, your technique, the finisher, and the razor all need to be good. If any one of these get off a little, it’s difficult if not impossible. For example, if you have everything perfect but the razor is not so great, you might get HHT 5 with a better-than-good stone. That’s why a Gold Dollar is in my stone testing routine. If I can get Alfredo’s HHT 5 on a Gold Dollar, that usually means that the stone is going to be very good. If more than one of those traits is off, you probably won’t get HHT 5 like that.

Thanks for the feedback.
I do have several locks of different hairs. The hair used here is from the thinnest and most difficult one to get a good HHT with.

I think you are right, the razor must be more than just good, I did get this result with my ERN (good shaver but I has a softer steel compared to Fili double temple) but it’s edge seemed to has fallen apart during the first shave. It has startet absolutely smooth and close but already during the second pass (I do shave only with two passes) it has started feeling harsh. Next shave i have stopped in between.

Fili with this edge shaved just phenomenal, absolutely smooth and effortless.

Interesting thing is HHT does always tel me if the edge is keen but almost never tells me if the shave is going to be butter-smooth.
My Tennis 5/8 can give the same HHT results as my Fili and also can hold this edge for long time but it’s always giving a shave on a crisp side...


Maybe I need to pay more attention to „how exactly the edge cuts the hair“...


P.S. I am quite certain would my grandpa see what I am doing with my razor and my hones, with finishing under running water, putting dish soap, clycerine or balistoil on the stone and so on he would cal me crazy. But hey, to me it’s not just shaving, it‘s hobby! So going crazy with it is fine I guess 😁