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X,

Good post on the ol' blog. I think we still haven't nailed this linen thing down. My copy of an old barber's manual says that the linen is to be used "when the edge of the razor gets too smooth...

Thanks, X. I'm still working on developing my feel for the thumb test. If I can get the hang of it, it'll be a lot less trouble than the HHT. I have this little pile of hairs that I keep on my desk...

Without going into too much detail, there are three tests that most of us use when honing: the thumnail test, the thumb test, and the hanging hair test.

The thumbnail test is done off of a coarse...