Thread: BBW as a one-hone?

Originally Posted by SpikedLemon

Synthetic-stone people withstanding... There are quite a few people that believe Coticule stones produce a decent shave-ready edge.

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?

The problem is that due to the variance of the BBW and coticule, the test is only valid for 'that' bbw, not BBW in general. I have several, and they have wildly varying properties. They are also dog slow. The method developed by one of the CBE members required hundreds of laps, with and without slurry. To me, that means it is the wrong stone for the job. Like sweeping a street with a toothbrush.

Setting a bevel on a less than perfect razor with a BBW, while possible, is silly. If I hone a razor (and I only do so after grinding) is something that should take n minutes, not n hours or days.

Originally Posted by Bruno

...To me, that means it is the wrong stone for the job. Like sweeping a street with a toothbrush...

HAR! Reminds me of the guy that died and St Peter wouldn't let him through the Pearly Gates unless he either waited for England to win the World Cup or empty the oceans with a spoon. 'OK' says the guy, where's the spoon...

Regards,
Neil

St Peter to reply "There is no spoon".