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dancaldes

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Hello,

What is angle for HHT, angle between razor's blade and hair ?
For me 90 degrees means HHT 1 - HHT 2, and 30-45 degrees means HHT 3 - HHT 4.
Razor has been coticuled and stroped.
It's OK ?

Best regards.
 
Bart

Bart

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I think most of us observe the HHT by doing it the easiest way (with the razor slightly angled away from the holding point of the hair, and the hair held by its tip end. The latter make quite a difference too.

With that said, a Coticule edge can (and in my opinion: should) pass the HHT before it is stropped. Stropping will provide a significant improvement, but I'm only happy with the shave if my edge already passed HHT-3 before stropping. The edge needs to be dry before testing. I use kitchen paper for that.

Kind regards,
Bart.
 
Bart

Bart

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It remains a personal observation. If that's how it works for you, your hairs source, your Coticule, your beard, that's great. :thumbup: Have you tried Unicot on that La Petite Blanche? I have yet to meet a Coticule, that doesn't leave an edge that pops hanging hairs with ease, even on thinner hairs.

I can only testify that I chase the HHT before stropping on all my razors. Sometimes it takes me longer to reach that stage during finishing than the other stages of my honing. Sometimes, it's spot on from the first attempt. Each time I have settled for less, I regretted it during the test shave. So eventually I learned not to stop before the HHT checks out. But that is really just me. We must never forget that when we approach the actual shave, everything in this hobby turns into personal preference and each individual's personal idiosyncrasies.

Kind regards,
Bart.
 
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