Thread: BBW as a one-hone?

Originally Posted by SpikedLemon

...Do people beleive that there is little truth to the study done by Coticles.be that showed that, with blind testing, that using a BBW stone produces a shave-ready edge comparable to the Coticle?...

That's a loaded question, though, isn't it? Kind of like asking a room full of christians if they believe in God and his teachings (might have a problem with Father Dougal from Craggy Island, though...).

I know that Bart often said that using a BBW for a few strokes after full finishing on a coti produced a 'brisker, more engaging' edge - purely because it knocked some of the smoothness (aka roundedness or what I like to call 'mushiness') off the edge.

Anyway, coticule.be is long defunct and the site it gave rise too has gone that way too - fickle lot, those coti practitioners...

Regards,
Neil

Yes, Neil, it was a loaded question. I was disappointed that most of the responses came off as a platform to promote their own kit rather than respond to the question I posed.

You had originally responded that you felt it gave you a "so-so" edge. But you sound to have many other honing stones in your arsenal to compare. I may get to that point over the years...