Thread: Coticule purchase

Here's a coticule I picked up recently. It's roughly 38mm x 150mm. It seems to cut pretty fast on slurry and it has some nice feedback while honing. Haven't had too much time to play with it yet but I'm sure it will work great. Hope to here your thoughts on it.

Cool man, nice stone

Lovely stone!

Coticules are one of those hones everyone has to try. They are all slightly different but most can give you a good edge. Have fun playing/experimenting with it.

Coticules are really the only hone needed if you are so inclined to accept the fact that they're tricky to learn and you are NOT going to get a J Nat edge if using one. I for one prefer a nice easy to get along with coticule edge to a hyper keen result as that afforded by a J Nat. Actually thinking about unloading all my Naniwa SS stones and going exclusively Belgian. Never got into J Nats..not my style.

Originally Posted by Phoenix51

Coticules are really the only hone needed if you are so inclined to accept the fact that they're tricky to learn and you are NOT going to get a J Nat edge if using one. I for one prefer a nice easy to get along with coticule edge to a hyper keen result as that afforded by a J Nat. Actually thinking about unloading all my Naniwa SS stones and going exclusively Belgian. Never got into J Nats..not my style.

That is precisely what I did.

Originally Posted by Phoenix51

Coticules are really the only hone needed if you are so inclined to accept the fact that they're tricky to learn and you are NOT going to get a J Nat edge if using one. I for one prefer a nice easy to get along with coticule edge to a hyper keen result as that afforded by a J Nat. Actually thinking about unloading all my Naniwa SS stones and going exclusively Belgian. Never got into J Nats..not my style.

Yeah, I went through that, but don't get rid of your other hones/stones......you'll be surprised at how your tastes/preferences will change as you use, and progress through the different media, hones and stones, and edge preferences.

Like a coti edge today and then a Naniwa tomorrow, and then...well...Jnat, etc. on and on!! It's a trip, but educational and, well, fun!!

Just saying...keep your stones and options open....they'll change over time!!

Regards,

Howard