Quote Originally Posted by maineeagle View Post
I worked on some ebay razors and was thrilled when I honed a whole set (7) that passed the HHT. The thrill left when the first one I used was giving such a lousy shave that I picked another. That one gave a great shave. I finally get what the senior members on here mean when they say the HHT isn't the be-all and end-all of testing a razor. Only the shave counts. I'm sure, though, that your new razor will give an excellent shave! Let us know.
+1 on that...when I hone any razor in my rotation, I set the bevel and test it by shaving arm hair; if the blade pops arm hair, I go to the next step and polish the edge, strop and shave. HOG