Maybe we need to have members subment hair samples (those that still have hair:(
One of the science type guys on the site could do tests and come up with a standard.
Than we could purchase hair samples from the lucky winner:)
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Maybe we need to have members subment hair samples (those that still have hair:(
One of the science type guys on the site could do tests and come up with a standard.
Than we could purchase hair samples from the lucky winner:)
OK,
and now real test:
I have NEVER had a good shave with a razor that failed MY HHT, I have had bad ones with razors that passed it too.
I have never had a great shaving razor that did not pass my HHT.
My razors pass MY HHT with my hair, my wife's hair, my son thin, thin hair. So a properly honed razor will cut any hair.
This is a true HHT5
http://www.youtube.com/my_videos_edi...id=Leiv2u6HQjM
This was a fantastic edge and subsequent shave
It is valid as a pre-shave test for personal use, because you generally keep the variables the same, and because you generally use the same hair. It is however a ridiculous test for comparing results between different persons. Making conclusions because someone else achieves HHT-3.14 with razor A and stone B while you only achieve HHT-2.71 is still silly.
FWIW I couldn't get my hair to pass an HHT is my ass was on the line and I had a gun to my head...
My shaves are nice though! :angel:
This is my experience too, with my HHT. I have had decent shaves with ones that I couldn't get a proper HHT reading on, but never good or better ones. I do usually perform the test with at least two different hairs (from my head/hairbrush) as sometimes it makes a slight difference. Also in my experience, my HHT only indicates the keenness of the edge to cut a hair, not if the shave will be comfortable.
And indeed, it's a honing marker, not a sharpness test as such. It gives you an indication of where your edge is at as you're honing it. Although if I get a good reading with my own thin hair, plus a comfortable (test-)shave on my relatively dry skin, I wouldn't hesitate to call it 'shave-ready' and would be confident to send it out to other people. It's just that I hardly ever send out razors.
I also believe that if you know your hones and know what you're doing, the HHT can become obsolete, only for nuance or absolute confirmation. Or a parlour trick at razor meets (which is kind of silly, in my opinion).