Thread: HHT for baldies

Originally Posted by texan

I am bald, so I use my dog's hair. Works great as he has 3 hair thicknesses so I can monitor my sharpening progress based on how easily the blade cuts each grade of hair.

Philip

Me too! I thought I was the only weirdo here!! My dog's a Husky/Border Collie cross (my avatar, actually), so I use her "down" for the HHT.

Having said that, I'd like to reiterate a previous poster's (firestart, I think) comment. All that matters is whether the blade shaves well or not. The HHT is a great parlour trick but that's it. Do you shave your face by pulling out the hairs and gently wafting them across your immaculately honed blade edge? No.

James.

Originally Posted by harold

soon I'm going to start to try honing (already subscribed myself in the honing-course from the koordenwinkel here in Antwerp. )
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what you'd propose a 'hair-challenged masculine man' (aka almost bald ) to use.

I take one of my wife's hair out of her brush. I am by no means bald, but I keep my hair to a max length of 1 cm :-)

Btw, I live near antwerp (laakdal to be precise) could you give me some more information about that store you mentioned?
I know only one shop in Leuven (suy) where they sell razors, but the proprietor does not know that much about honing or maintaining razors.

aan het mechelseplein, recht tegenover "Kapitein Zeppos"

Originally Posted by harold

aan het mechelseplein, recht tegenover "Kapitein Zeppos"

Heb je mischien een adres of telefoon nr?

(for the english Do you perchance have an address or telephone number?

Once you decide on the test to use then be sure to use it cosistently. That is where most guys fail. They jump around trying various tests and never really learn how to conduct even one of them. Please note that all the tests are merely "indicators" . They tell you when a blade is ready for a shave test, nothing more than that.

The one test that can be used that has not been mentioned in this thread is the thumb pad test. This can also be used. Please note that this is not the same as the thumbnail test.

Just my two cents,

Adres : Mechelseplein 7 2000 Antwerpen.
Telefoon 00 32 (0)3 233 24 42

Originally Posted by randydance062449

The one test that can be used that has not been mentioned in this thread is the thumb pad test. This can also be used. Please note that this is not the same as the thumbnail test.

This is the one I use. I use the the outer side of the ball of my thumb, almost the side. Using this method to test razors honed by Lynn I had a guide of "stickeyness" (my word) as the blades edge sinks into the skin, I don't come off of the hones until this same feedback is obtained. Then test shave.

Originally Posted by harold

soon I'm going to start to try honing (already subscribed myself in the honing-course from the koordenwinkel here in Antwerp. ) and since as a standard you guys set forward the HHT (hanging hair technique) I was wondering what you'd propose a 'hair-challenged masculine man' (aka almost bald ) to use.

I just realized that it doesn't necessarily have to be a head hair, right?
You could use a hair from your armpits as well.

Btw, if you haven't started honing yet, why is the 'honemeister' tag attached to your nick ;-)

Originally Posted by Bruno

You could use a hair from your armpits as well.

Sure you can, but would it be practical? I never tried but I guess pulling out an armpit hair is more painful, and you have to undress for it first unless you start collecting them every day before getting dressed or before going to bed.

because they already know I'm going to be that good


(honed my first razor already, will try tomorrow to see wether it shaves well *crosses fingers*)

I'm one of those armpit shavers as well lol