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Still not making the HHT with the India Steel Blade. After a quiet steady re-honing and very careful stropping, I took the shave. At first I thought nothing happened. No pull. No sound. No feel....

I took the time with a coarse hone to aggressivly re-bevel the entire blade evenly and went through the steps and ended with a long stropping. No HHT but a smooth slow shave with no pulling. I can...

I am giving the IXL a careful, careful bevel job. I plan to take plenty of time. I am using a lower grit hone and I do not want to take away metal not causing problems. I am sure from the helpful...

I am glad to hear that the Hanging Hair Test is not the final exam for good shave. It just seems like it woud be. It is amusing to have that hair cut with only a touch of the blade. I found my old...

Is there any special technique involved in making India Steel pass the Hanging Hair Test? My 6/8 IXL is not getting there.