What are good tests to tell if a blade is sharp enough if i have a buzz cut? the hanging hair test doesnt really work.... any other ideas?
What are good tests to tell if a blade is sharp enough if i have a buzz cut? the hanging hair test doesnt really work.... any other ideas?
so the only thing that happens if the blade isnt sharp enough is that it will be a bad shave? no more likelihood of me chopping off my face than there usually is?
What are good tests to tell if a blade is sharp enough if i have a buzz cut? the hanging hair test doesnt really work.... any other ideas?
I've started doing the Hanging Labrador Hair Test because I seem to have an overabundance of it. Easier than plucking one of my hairs or trying get one from my hair brush.
My favorite test while honing is simply running the edge off my arm, about an inch away and judging how well the razor cuts arm hair. Its simple and evaluates the entire edge quick and easy. Its important for you to come over to my house though and use my arm hair. Your arm hair might not be exactly like my arm hair, in which case I assume you have better luck with women, but that is another issue all together.
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One test I really like is the thumbpad test. Took a long time to use it and understand it but it evaluates whether a razor is shave ready, NOT sharp. The razor is honed and then stropped EFFECTIVELY and if both occur the wet thumb pad (wetted for atleast 20 seconds) actually sticks to the edge instead of sliding if you GENTLY move your thumb over the blade lengthwise, yes, lengthwise. What happens is the edge digs into the skin of the first layer of your thumbpad. For you squimish types you can just bound your thumb pad on the blade and you will cut the first layer of skin with the edge. This is only visible with bright light.
no, that's just Glen but apparently the test failed because his thumb had a bone in it....I hear the guys at SRP are trying out the hanging thumb test.