I have come to rely on the HHT with my hair ( I have very thin hair on my head.)When a razor pass this test all along the edge, it will allmost allways give a superb shave.However, sometimes I have a very difficult time achiving this without the use of pastes.If am in the last phase of a honing process, I have never experienced that 20 laps of linnen with chrom.ox didn't push the edge to pass my test.
I rely try to avoid using paste tough.Not because I don't recognise them as a tool, but mainly because I think it is essential to avoid them if you have any aspirations to become better at honing.And I sertainly have!

How about you guys, are you using pastes unless you really have to?


Kristoffer