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Thread: Hanging hair test question.
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02-08-2008, 10:56 AM #6
Hi James, Thank you for the pointers on the search. It turns out there are quite a few HHT threads from varying points of view. Tonnes of reading
With the thumb pad test my thumb isn't deliberately wet but I am wetting the DMT hones every 5 strokes or so to wash away debris and keep it lubricated so my thumb isn't bone dry either.
What I do is move the thumb pad across the length of the blade trying to assess the smoothness making sure there aren't any rough spots. I also watch for 'catchiness' and after stropping for example I can see the blade cutting painlessly into the keratin epidermis on my thumb pad with ease and I back off or risk slicing my thumb. I move it across carefully checking for this along the blade.
I'm going to try my first full shave tomorrow morning after breakfast... wish me luck