Thread: Coti vs Escher

Originally Posted by sharptonn

Yes, a great edge is exactly that. I was very satisfied as I bought and learned my 12k Naniwa. A great finisher, IMO.
The gift of the Escher from a friend is truly appreciated. I probably would never have ponied up for one.
Still, on most old blades, it seems to impart a nice smoothness right away. Don't even waste my time on it for certain hard steels, though. Too lazy to learn the coticule, I suppose.

Indeed, all honing/talk thereof is mostly subjective, JMO.

Pretty much agree...my 'normal' as far as which hone to use for which blade would be to finish my Sheffield's and older American's and German's with the 8K-Coticule-Escher finishing sequence. The more modern harder steels get finished on the 8K-12K Nani.

Followed by an aggressive/progressive stropping routine these honing sequences always produce the shaving edge that I'm looking for. Yes...subjective to say the least, but this is what works for me. It's not that I don't have any other hones to play with...I do, and I have lots of them...I just find that this is always a quick way to a very keen edge, and I find I'm getting less adventurous, or maybe just lazy in my old age.