Quote Originally Posted by raZor View Post
i ordered the norton 4000-8000 (again) today from vintagebladesllc and i thought that that was all i needed to hone a razor

what is a coticule and does one need it to get that fine edge

and if so where do i get one??


thanks
The workhorse hone is the Norton4/8. The Belgian hone falls into a class called a finishing hone. There a number of different finishing hones . Some people also use a abrasive pasted paddle strop after the Norton 4/8. Some guys use both.
But... you do not NEED anything more than the 4/8 and a plain leather strop.

Just my two cents,