Quote Originally Posted by elgeeno View Post
just a further thought on my....... thought......

so i guess the begginer, in essence, needs to purchase 2 blades even before their first straight shave. 1 for calibrating, and 1 for shaving?

Your op:

i received a new razor which was supposedly honed and shave ready. i decided to do some HHT's and they all failed. following that i did my first shave with the blade and found it to be uncomfortable (vs my recent disposable single-blade straight razor).


Now read Post #25


See the problem ???

But to clear this up even faster, how did your HHT's work on your disposable blades ???? That should give you at least an idea, not perfect, but an idea...