Thread: Joseph Rogers and sons No. 6

The other thing to bear in mind about the HHT is it can be totally misleading and doesnt tell you anything about how smooth the razor will shave.

A couple of examples:

- I can get a blade to pass the HHT off a 325 DMT, thats because the edge is like a hacksaw and grabs the hair. Would you want to shave with it? No.

- When I first started honing I had a 16k Shapton as a finisher and unfortunately Sheffield blades dont tend to like high grit synthetics IME, so the edges I was getting were a bit harsh to shave with but passed the HHT every time. Why? Because the blade was sharp enough to pass the HHT, but it was like dragging a shard of glass down my face because the edge wasnt as smooth as it could have been.

I completely agree with Lynn about the HHT and I personally dont use it at all.

Thats a nice blade you have there though, and it should be a great little shaver. And even better at that price!

I will never mention HHT on the forums again. I understand completely.

And thankyou Neil Miller for the very informative post, I had done much google and thread searching for similar information prior to posting, I had not found anything that detailed as of yet. I had read up on the difference of "her" vs "their" and due to the "light" stamping, I am still not 100% certain which my razor is stamped, but I am about 99% certain it's "their"

I will tally up your information with my other notes I had already made, that should keep me busy for a few hours, that's why I came here, to learn about razors and their history.

Originally Posted by sidmind

I will never mention HHT on the forums again. I understand completely.

That would be politically correct. I'm sure the bald guys can't identify with it