Thread: New Coticule

yeah, I continued to believe that light strokes at all times after setting the bevel would produce a better edge. The slurry was still turning grey but during the dilution phase I was so light that it wasn't polishing the edge I guess. with finishing I always hear "light" strokes and some how that turned into light strokes all the time.

Originally Posted by DireStraights

Edit: if any of you think i actually want his coti by that post you're stupid. I was trying to make him realize what a nice stone he has. People would love to have it. I have plenty of my own cotis thank you mini mods.

Back to B&B for me, enjoy naziville here.

This is your fifth or sixth strike and we have exhausted our patience with you; you are out of second chances.
Since you do not appear capable of staying away from this forum and have come back posting you are now banned.

I always new what a nice stone I had. That's why I shared it. I guess he'll never know now.

I'm glad that you figured out your hone. It is a real pleasure to be able to put a shave-worthy edge on a blade with just a stone.

I've been doing something similar myself - returning to hones I never took the time to properly learn how to use, and it's been a journey quite like yours. It was initially not going the way I wanted, and then I hit on t he technique that worked for me on those hones. I've been happily shaving off those edges for the last few days. It's very gratifying to be able to do that.

Originally Posted by JosephHoffer

Here are two pictures of the back. There is no slate backing on this one and the angles and nooks feel nice in the hand. I suppose that's why the back looks that way. Still can't seem to figure it out. I can get an edge on it ok but I can't seem to refine that edge down to a comfortable shave. Practice, practice, practice I guess.

Looks like it will be great for hand honing.

Originally Posted by JosephHoffer

yeah, I continued to believe that light strokes at all times after setting the bevel would produce a better edge. The slurry was still turning grey but during the dilution phase I was so light that it wasn't polishing the edge I guess. with finishing I always hear "light" strokes and some how that turned into light strokes all the time.

I have a soft and slow-cutting coticule so I always use atleast some pressure in the polishing strokes.

I always see videos of people finishing there razors and they always say "no pressure" or "light strokes" and such. I guess that's always at the very end of the finishing stage. I don't exactly know when and where pressure is good or bad. Plus there are so many variations or degrees of pressure that who knows how much "light pressure" is to someone else. Honing it seems is much more about learning your craft by doing than any reading or question asking could ever teach.

Originally Posted by JosephHoffer

I always see videos of people finishing there razors and they always say "no pressure" or "light strokes" and such. I guess that's always at the very end of the finishing stage. I don't exactly know when and where pressure is good or bad. Plus there are so many variations or degrees of pressure that who knows how much "light pressure" is to someone else. Honing it seems is much more about learning your craft by doing than any reading or question asking could ever teach.

That is very true. There are some general techniques that everyone espouses. However, you cannot use all these techniques on your own hone - it's up to you to figure out what works, and what doesn't. Pressure is one of those variables. I've had several coticules, and one of them needed pressure while honing (not a lot) - most of my coticules didn't need pressure and some needed a very light touch.

This is really one of the joys of honing on natural hones - they all seem to have personality, and if you have the time to work with them, it's great to be able to figure out how best to hone on them.