Thread: Learning on coticule?

Learning to hone on a cuticle is like learning to fly on a C-130. Learning to hone on a synthetic is like learning to fly on a Cesna 172. You would learn with both, one is going to take you far more hours to master.

Originally Posted by Double0757

Learning to hone on a cuticle is like learning to fly on a C-130. Learning to hone on a synthetic is like learning to fly on a Cesna 172. You would learn with both, one is going to take you far more hours to master.

Ha! Great analogy there from one pilot to another. Hadn't thought about it like that

if you're on the fence, trying to decide between a natural hone like a coticule or a synthetic set of hones to start your honing adventures...flip a coin

if you feel learning synthetics will get you golden (shave ready edge) sooner, buy a set of syn stones, you can always sell them down the road and try naturals at a later date. It's not like you're married to one technique or another...just a thought, and consider popping for some used syn stones, so you can sell them for what you paid for them, if you decide to try your hand learning another type of hone

most honers I'm personally acquainted with have tried syn stones, several types of naturals, other straight razor honing strategies... where they've landed and what they prefer is up to them. no one way is the right way



Best,


Jake
Reddick Fla.

Well, I got the ok from my wife...went with a 6x2 coticule from superior shave. Can't wait for the ex pigmentation to begin!

Wow autocorrect..."experimentation". Sheesh!

Originally Posted by Wxman2000

Well, I got the ok from my wife...went with a 6x2 coticule from superior shave. Can't wait for the ex pigmentation to begin!

You are a brave man! Congratulation! What ever you do is going to be fun I warranty it or your money back!

Thanks! So I have the coticule coming, and the Zulu somewhere in the order queue as well. From everything I've read (way too much I'm sure), I think they will make a great combination. Now I just need one of those credit card size dmt's for slurry on the Zulu....after all I've spent, I dread running yet another purchase past my wife...

Originally Posted by Wxman2000

Thanks! So I have the coticule coming, and the Zulu somewhere in the order queue as well. From everything I've read (way too much I'm sure), I think they will make a great combination. Now I just need one of those credit card size dmt's for slurry on the Zulu....after all I've spent, I dread running yet another purchase past my wife...

Get the plate rather than the credit size DMT, you will thank me later. The difference in cost is small and the advantage of having a full plate out weight the saving cost. There is no YMMV on this one.

Once you knock the loose diamonds with a screw driver or other metal tool, from the DMT 325, you would not only have a lapping plate (needed as you wear the hones down), but also a refreshing plate, slury raiser and chip razor fixer. Can't do all that with the credit size card (only refresher and slury raiser).

Good, ex pigmentation sounds really painful!! Especially with a SR lol

Originally Posted by Wxman2000

Wow autocorrect..."experimentation". Sheesh!

Originally Posted by Double0757

Get the plate rather than the credit size DMT, you will thank me later. The difference in cost is small and the advantage of having a full plate out weight the saving cost. There is no YMMV on this one.

Once you knock the loose diamonds with a screw driver or other metal tool, from the DMT 325, you would not only have a lapping plate (needed as you wear the hones down), but also a refreshing plate, slury raiser and chip razor fixer. Can't do all that with the credit size card (only refresher and slury raiser).

Makes sense, didn't realize you could use a 325 grit for much else...thought it'd be too coarse for anything with a razor, but I guess I didn't think about chips.

What exactly do you do with the screwdriver though? I'd think that rubbing the stone with it would make gouges or something