Thread: What do you do if nothing will pass HHT

Thank you everyone. I had a feeling that my hair is too fine. That also explaines the shinny head. LOL!

(Joed) Sorry i didnt literally mean everone. Just some people i have talked to.

(utopian) Im not blaming anyone who has honed for me. I have been battleing a Henckles. Feels super sharp then test shave and BLAH!!! Depressing because i havent found a test i can use while honing. It cuts my arm hair at skin level. Feels really sharp on my thumb. But fails when shaving.

Originally Posted by nicknbleeding

(utopian) Im not blaming anyone who has honed for me. I have been battleing a Henckles. Feels super sharp then test shave and BLAH!!! Depressing because i havent found a test i can use while honing. It cuts my arm hair at skin level. Feels really sharp on my thumb. But fails when shaving.

Yeah, when I wrote that I was afraid you might think it was directed at you. It absolutely was not. I just used that as an example of how a beginner can mis-use the HHT. My point for you simply was to not worry about the HHT. I'd suggest you try to perfect your TPT instead. If you don't feel any improvement as you move up the hones, maybe your bevel is not fully set. That's by far the biggest problem for getting the hang of honing.

I agree with the common sentiment, the shave really is the only useful test but my question to most of the honers out there who do lot's 'O razors, how do you grow enough beard to shave test all those St8's????!!!! It seems to me that if you have a really stubern razor, you might run out of beard fairly quickly, wouldn't you???
Just a thought, may all your shaves be BBS!!

tinkersd of SRP!!

Originally Posted by tinkersd

[SIZE=3]I agree with the common sentiment, the shave really is the only useful test but my question to most of the honers out there who do lot's 'O razors, how do you grow enough beard to shave test all those St8's????!!!! It seems to me that if you have a really stubern razor, you might run out of beard fairly quickly, wouldn't you???

I lay out the razors and just do short strokes using the toe, the heel, and the middle for each razor doing both WTG and ATG strokes for each. I try to limit myself to 5 or 6 razors per shave. I'd love to watch Lynn do a shave test some time!

For a stubborn razor, meaning if I find one that doesn't shave right, I set it aside for re-honing; or I shave with it again after testing all the others so that I can get a better sense of what's wrong with it.

I just bought a new sportbike. It won't break 200mph. I still know that it is fast though.

Originally Posted by Utopian

I lay out the razors and just do short strokes using the toe, the heel, and the middle for each razor doing both WTG and ATG strokes for each. I try to limit myself to 5 or 6 razors per shave. I'd love to watch Lynn do a shave test some time!

For a stubborn razor, meaning if I find one that doesn't shave right, I set it aside for re-honing; or I shave with it again after testing all the others so that I can get a better sense of what's wrong with it.

+1 on "a presidential shave".

It works at a lot of levels.

Originally Posted by nicknbleeding

So im still trying to learn to hone. Everyone says " Do the HHT" TPT. Ok so what do you do when All of your shave ready razors wont pop your arm hair. I think my arm hair is too fine. It just lays down as the blade passes. So if my sharpest shave ready razors wont do it then how can i test my honing?

shave ready blade not suppose to pop up the arm hairs.
shave test is the best test.
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