Thread: Bevelsetting on a Coticule.

Originally Posted by Dups

Hey Bart,

What did you use after that 4th picture? Belgian blue with slurry followed by the coticule with plain water?

thanks for the awesome information! I CAN'T wait for my stone to come in! Hopefully tomorrow!

First rinsed the Coticule, raised a bit of fresh slurry, and did 100 extra laps, diluting the slurry with a few drops of water every 10 laps, till washed down completely. Going a bit slower, aiming for the best strokes with the lightest pressure.

Next probing the edge with TPT and HHT. (good TPT, HHT pops only very close to the holding point.) Contemplating for a while whether I'd go test shaving or not. Sometimes this is all it takes to get a great edge. Stropped the edge 60 laps on leather. Probed with the HHT again (Now popping hairs, but not too great). Decided that it wasn't there yet. 10 laps on Naniwa Chosera 5K. About 30 laps on Naniwa Chosera 10K, performing a TPT every 10 laps. Not entirely pleased. 15 more on the Naniwa Chosera 5K. 20 laps on Naniwa Chosera 10K, again checking every 10 laps. HHT now at about same level as the stropped edge earlier in the progression. 30 laps on a very hard, glassy Coticule. I could have used the same one as I used for the bevel stage, but I have to keep them all happy I guess.... Stropped 60 laps on clean leather. HHT performs swiftly now, hair is more falling than "popping". Test shaved. Great results, well within limits.

Bart.