Quote Originally Posted by IanS View Post
I dislike the thumbnail test. It has the same effect on me as someone putting their nails on a chalkboard (but not dragging them down). I just sweep it about a mm above my arm. If it snags some hairs and cuts them off, it's got a workable bevel.

HHT is funny when it works. It's all about angle. When I pass it, I can cut a 3" hair to nothing in twenty swipes without hesitation. Put that same razor down, pick it up again and It will just push the hair out of the way, as if it's mocking me. I just can not reliably get the angle right.
I felt simlarly to TNT and TPT - didn't really like it and wasn't sure I was doing it right. But then again, felt the same way putting a blade against my face when I started shaving.

(These days I think I'd feel more uneasy putting a disposable near my face than I would a straight!)

All the best,
Michael.