Thread: Is my razor sharp enough? HHT says NO! Your thoughts?

Here is what I read about though time after time..


IIRC Alan wrote something similar or maybe another of the Ole' farts...

1. New shaver gets razor
2. New shaver immediately strums thumb across edge
3. Ooooooo Sharp !!!!
4. Newb quickly lathers face
5. Lather half dries out as Newb takes 10 minutes to figure out how to actually touch razor to face
6. Newb finally does a half hearted attempt at the Side-burn to Jawline stroke (The Shave Test) this attempt is done with zero confidence in the half dried lather at the wrong angle...
7. This sux, the razor must be dull..
8. Newb strops razor and re-lathers
9. Tries the "Shave test again after of course rolling the edge with that great half a$$ed stropping attempt...
10. God this razor really sux, it is so dull...
11. Posts all this...
12. Gets 20 posts explaining every test there is... and GO READ THE WIKI from Robin...
13. Reads and asks more and starts to learn all the mistakes that he made..
14. Learns to strop gently and slowly and gets a semi sharp edge back on the razor and manages to get a real shave in....
15. Has the razor re-honed and realizes that it is him not the razor...He is then solidly hooked on straight razors, and starts posting advice to other Newbs...



16. Starts to hone Muhahahaha and starts the curve at the bottom again

This of course was written in all humor and does not reflect on any one person ....