Thread: My head is full of hones...help :)

Originally Posted by Birnando

Another route could be to drop the 4/8.
If you are going for a Coticule, then I would rather have a 1/4 Norton combo.
This way you should be covered from bevel set to finished razor.
That, and a DMT/Atoma diamond lapping plate should be all you could ever need

With the 4-8K Norton you will always have someone to help you! The Coticules are usually a good stone, but like any natural stone they do take a while to find the right style of honing for you and the steel and the stone.
I find I get good shaves from a Coticule but it took a while to get the hang of it. After I used it for a while I can put a good shaving edge on a recently shaving reset in a very few minutes.
There are higher grit finishing stones but 4- 8k and or a good Coticule can be all you will ever need. If you are setting bevels on bought used razors a 800 to 1200 grit stone in addition will be a godsend.
YMMV as most of ours does!
~Richard