Thread: Bringing the HHT to its knees

Originally Posted by PA23-250

Beat me to it! Exactly. That test means nothing until you have personally calibrated it to your hair & even then, it can give misleading results.

Wait a second! Are you telling me that I can't believe everything I read on Ebay? Are you saying that some of the sellers would overstate the quality of their merchandise or charge more than its worth? Say it ain't so! Does this mean that I may not have the sharpest straight razor in the world on its way to lay the whiskers on my face asunder? Oh, the humanity!

Originally Posted by ace

Wait a second! Are you telling me that I can't believe everything I read on Ebay? Are you saying that some of the sellers would overstate the quality their merchandise or charge more than its worth. Say it ain't so! Does this mean that I may not have the sharpest straight razor in the world on its way to lay the whiskers on my face asunder? Oh, the humanity!

It will either deliver the goods or it won't, HHT aside.

Ace, was your first post serious or sarcastic? What about the one Jimmy quoted?

Originally Posted by holli4pirating

Ace, was your first post serious or sarcastic? What about the one Jimmy quoted?

First of all, if my post that Jimmy quoted seemed sarcastic I meant no disrespect by it. I meant it to be funny, but on second reading I'm not
particularly impressed with it. I should have added a smiley to make myself clear, and I apologize for that.

The original post was meant to be funny as well. The irony of that one
is that I in fact did purchase the razor, not because I was convinced that it would arrive in HHT shape, but because I just wanted to see for myself. I figured either it would pass the test and I could shave with it, or I would have a new razor to attack with my meager honing skills. I'm out of "beaters" at the moment and have no other access to them.

If I stepped on any toes, I didn't mean to. I value SRP and would still be hacking away with a Pro Fusion if not for this forum. You can delete the whole thread if you wish, and I'll consider it a lesson learned.

Hey Ace, just IMHO, good that you resurrected the dead horse. The volume of new guys who come here daily, not to mention those new guys that lurk, need to see the truth about the HHT. New threads on it make sure that those folks get some perspective on it too.

Originally Posted by JimmyHAD

Hey Ace, just IMHO, good that you resurrected the dead horse. The volume of new guys who come here daily, not to mention those new guys that lurk, need to see the truth about the HHT. New threads on it make sure that those folks get some perspective on it too.

Thanks! It's an interesting test, and one that I would love to see one of my razors pass one day, but I'm not hung up on it. I have some razors that ought to pass it but don't. My shavette with a Feather blade can't pull if off, and that tells me something. I don't worry about it, but when I see Philadelph do it, I know it can be done. Of course, in the end, there is really only one test that matters, and, to be honest, I can't pass that one either.

Originally Posted by ace

My shavette with a Feather blade can't pull if off, and that tells me something. I don't worry about it, but when I see Philadelph do it, I know it can be done.

An example of the differences encountered with the HHT. Philadelph can do it with the hair he is using. If your Feather blade won't do it I expect your doing it with a honed straight would be a real longshot. All hair isn't created equal.

Good point! I've tried a straight on Badger Bristle and that didn't work, but I suspect that's a tougher test. I got my daughter's hair brush and scavenged some hair from it to use. The problem is her hair is very long, blond, and quite fine. You'd laugh if you could see me trying the HHT when her hair is so light it just hovers over the blade and can barely be made to touch it, let alone get cut by it. Still.......................one day?

Uggh, not again...dead horse, dead horse!

Originally Posted by avatar1999

Uggh, not again...dead horse, dead horse!