Quote Originally Posted by klingenmeister View Post
Not sure where to drop this one so here it goes...

So I usually test a piece of my wifes hair from her brush after stropping preshave - as a verification that my 40 laps has been done well and good. Thing is, I notice that the hair only cuts with the follicle on the side being cut off. Additionally - some hairs drop while others are being split. I ran the blade all the way down one hair splitting it in two.. Is this typical expected sharpness or am I not up to par on the sharpness scale?

Yes overall I'm happy with my shaving experience minus a few other items and the blade cuts well when held correctly.
Yeah, you're fine. How the hanging hair test actually works is this: a hair, if you magnify it, looks like a bunch of microscopic scales. Think about a fish, if you run a knife down the side of a fish, from head to tail, the scales will most likely deflect the knife all the way down the side of the fish; but if you run the knife from tail to head, you'll start taking scales off, because the blade gets caught on the edge of the scale and digs in.... same thing happens with a razor and a hair. Always do the test towards the follicle, and it'll work every time; go against it and it's complete luck of the draw.