Thread: does this cut it?

By all means this should be OK. Of course, you can get other products but this should work fine.

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Ivo

also, how accurate is the superfly hanging hair video?

http://straightrazorpalace.com/compo...d,17/Itemid,3/

Can anybody's razor actually do that? The hair cutting in half just falling on the razor blade? Is this video a little exaggerated? Or do I have to hone and strop a helluva lot more?

Originally Posted by saladbar2000

also, how accurate is the superfly hanging hair video?

http://straightrazorpalace.com/compo...d,17/Itemid,3/

Can anybody's razor actually do that? The hair cutting in half just falling on the razor blade? Is this video a little exaggerated? Or do I have to hone and strop a helluva lot more?

This is just an illustration. The hair doesn't have enough weight to be cut in half just falling on the edge. If the hair is still attached to the scalp, arm, leg, whatever though - this would provide enough resistance to cause the hair to pop if the razor is sharp enough

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Ivo

I just thinking as far a testing goes. I had a problem when I first started with a butt-ton of drag so I pretty much went back to my feather razor. I want to kick this things ass in round 2!

Originally Posted by saladbar2000

I just thinking as far a testing goes. I had a problem when I first started with a butt-ton of drag so I pretty much went back to my feather razor. I want to kick this things ass in round 2!

The Feather is as sharp as it gets - try just dropping a hair on it and see if it gets cut, then tell us (I would bet the hair is not severed).

It is a very rare occasion when a shave-ready straight is as sharp as a Feather, from what I hear. Some old-timers even claim it's impossible

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Ivo

yeah, I saw the video and I couldn't believe that any razor could cut a hair like it does in that animation. Other than hacking away at my face with a dull blade, what is the best indicator that the blade is ready?

One, the razor may draw on the strop

Two, the thumbpad test can help

Three, test shaving

The HHT does work, just as indicated on the video. You simply drop a hair* on the razor and its cut. This isn't a good indicator because

1) Its actually just a step on the way to getting a sharp razor
2) You don't know what kind of hair you have
3) People often grab hair from their head, not the best hair
4) Some people claim their hair won't cut
5) You can get a good HHT and hate the shave
6) You can get a good shave and a failed HHT (but rare)
7) You may need to learn to strop better to achieve it

I test shave only with a razor that passes the HHT, its not even close to ready unless it passes. Technically, I won't shave with a razor even if it has passed the HHT. Its about 1/2 way polished once it starts passing the HHT. The key is not whether it passes, but how confidently it passes and without any sound. It shouldn't "pop" either. I look for the hair to land directly on the blade itself when I run it horizontally over my arm hair.

Then you have arrived. I think you could even say that you can hone at that point! :-)

*Perhaps your thinking the hair is actually dropped on the blade? Thats not the case. Hair is moved onto the razor and pulled downward slowly. You don't let go of the hair.

Does that make sense?