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You're right, Xman. There is little counterforce - or shall we say "stiffness" in a hanging hair. That's the whole point of the test, though. If it will shear the hair easily, without any popping...

Rich, the scales grow out - on this image, the root would be at the bottom. If you hold the hair by the tip, the scale grabs the blade immediately and you cut it and it doesn't require a...

Xman, the problem with the "roots out" hanging hair test is that it defeats the very purpose of the hanging hair test. A hair has scales on it and your razor MUST cleanly grab and cut that hair with...

If you guys are leaving the root of the hair hanging out in order to pass the hanging hair test, you're cheating yourself in the test. A razor doesn't have to be well honed to pass the test that way...

There's a plethora of information here about honing. Much of it is good advice. Keep the spine on the stone. Stroke heel to toe with a light balanced hand. Stop honing when it's sharp enough to...