Thread: To HHT or to not HHT? That is the poll...

Originally Posted by Lynn

You guys know my vote Lynn

Lynn said it, I believe it , and that settles it. This debate makes me think of my surprise when I had been shaving with a DE for a while and participated in shave forums where guys rated their DE blade preferences. I loved Gillette Swedes and Feathers and could live with Derbys, IPs and Merkurs but a Dorco was garbage to me. Some guys love them.

The varying opinions on which blades were good, better, best amazed me. If you have experience with the various DE blades you know what I am talking about. One fellow might love the sharpness of a Feather while another might find it too harsh and prefer the milder Derby.

All I am saying is that I have shaved with razors that do not pass HHT comfortably and closely. I have also shaved with razors that do pass HHT and also got a comfortable and close shave. So I go back to the statement that it is fine if you get it there but it isn't necessary. At least not for my skin and beard. YMMV.

OTOH, I am pleased when I am done honing and stropping and I get the effortless HHT successfully but it took me months of honing to regularly achieve that level of sharpness. So if you're new to honing and straight razor shaving don't get bummed out if your edges aren't "there" yet. As long as the shave is good that is what matters.