Quote Originally Posted by JimmyHAD View Post
Just a few thoughts, IME the DMT E is a better bevel setter than the coticule with slurry in the sense that it is faster. Mine is a well broken in continuous 8" plate. I wouldn't say it is better in the quality of the scratch pattern it leaves and that will require more work to clean up on the next level but I still find that it is faster overall.
I tend to agree with you, based on my particular coticules, but I think Bart was hoping to refrain from discussing (in this thread) which hones or honing processes may be "better" and stick strictly to speaking about how to implement the one coticule honing method successfully.

Quote Originally Posted by JimmyHAD View Post
In setting bevels back and forth strokes and circles are also going to increase the speed of the job. A really efficient way to remove steel.
I generally will use some circles or back and forths if I'm planning to remove a lot of steel, but as I mentioned, this particular razor had a bevel which was 90% there already, and it was 100% set before I dulled it, so it didn't need much work, and since it was so narrow, I expected to (re)set the bevel very quickly. I guess this added to why I was so baffled when the coticule wasn't performing as I expected.

Quote Originally Posted by JimmyHAD View Post
If I am going to rinse the blade and I want to save the slurry I hold it vertically over the hone and just touch the water with the point and most of the slurry and water clinging to the hollow runs onto the hone. Then I rinse.
Great tip! I'll have to give this a go, as I think I lose the most slurry during the rinse and check. Especially on hollow ground razors.