Thread: Bringing the HHT to its knees

I have been trying to get some razors Shave Ready for over a week now with little success. I have also been trying to get a razor, any razor, to pass the HHT. The ones I done have all failed, of course, because they won't even shave. But some I have from some various honemeisters don't pass the HHT either.

However, NOW ALL MY PROBLEMS ARE SOLVED!!!

I just bought one off Ebay that is not only Shave Ready, but is also
advertised as passing the HHT with ease. So, now I finally have a
standard to judge all my other razors by and can live comfortably
in the satisfaction that I may have (soon anyway) perhaps the
absolute SHARPEST STRAIGHT RAZOR on the planet, perhaps in the
whole galaxy and maybe even beyond that (I haven't been off the
planet myself, except for once when I, oh, never mind).

Link to new razor?

HHT is one of those subjective test you need to figure out. Razors will react differently to different hair.

I have found most shave ready hollow ground razors react a certain way to my wifes hair when I try the HHT. On the other hand, I can make a razor pass the hht off of a DMT. YMMV.

congratulations on the problem-solving power of your faith in the promises in the ad. May your newly purchased razor fulfill them on arrival

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.

People put too much stock in the HHT, Shaving is the true test. Don't get hung up spliting hairs.....Learn how to judge the blade with the TPT, after a while, you'll know what a shave ready blade feels like...

Originally Posted by ace

... I just bought one off Ebay that is not only Shave Ready, but is also advertised as passing the HHT with ease....

If I tried to sell a knife, and claimed that it would slice like a laser through rope, you would rightly think it was a misleading claim. What type of rope... hemp, nylon, mylar? One inch thick? Rope, like used for tying ships to docks?

To make claims about a razor passing the HHT with ease, you have to know what type hair. And, that is impossible! And, if the seller was saying that it passed the HHT with ease, speaking of his hair, then that is also a useless claim when applied to your hair.

His hair might be thin nylon, and your hair might be tough mylar!

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.

Originally Posted by Slartibartfast

Link to new razor?

HHT is one of those subjective test you need to figure out. Razors will react differently to different hair.

I have found most shave ready hollow ground razors react a certain way to my wifes hair when I try the HHT. On the other hand, I can make a razor pass the hht off of a DMT. YMMV.

Here's the link, if I got it right.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rt=nc&nma=true&item=1206753 94001&si=Q4fUBiJEa4jZaXLzRZO2Ram7RFQ%253D&viewitem =&sspagename=STRK%3AMEWNX%3AIT

Originally Posted by LarryAndro

if the seller was saying that it passed the HHT with ease, speaking of his hair, then that is also a useless claim when applied to your hair.

I have found this to be true. I've gotten obsessed with the HHT in the past and it is alright to be that way. Eventually you'll get to the point where you can get it routinely and when you do you may find, as maineeagle posted earlier, that the HHT is not a prerequisite for a smooth and close shave.

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!