Thread: Let's talk HHT

i'm another one who doesnt use it either.

I much prefer the shaving arm hair test(s). I make sure I can shave arm hair at skin level off the 1k stone. If I cant do that easily and at all points on the blade, I stay on the 1k until I can. I use the TNT to see how a bevel is developing, and a TNT pass lets me know the bevel is close to being formed on the 1k.

Then I'm just watching the edge through a loupe as I move up the stones to see it becoming more and more polished. I usually do the shaving arm hair at skin level test as I move along just to make sure I havent made any huge error!

Once I get to 8k I should be able to shave arm hair floating about 1mm above the skin. I can feel all the hairs catching on the blade and see them getting cut and collecting on the razor.

Then I move onto my finishing stone, then strop on my daily strop. At this point I usually check the razor on my leg hair about 3-4mm above the skin and the hair should just be cut cleanly and easily. You can hear a hollow ground blade going "pingpingping" as you do this test.

I guess these tests are kinda variations on the HHT, but I prefer them as they are actual shaving tests!

i find this is the best way for me to consistently get good edges on a razor.