Thread: Coti with logo and little AM hone

I had to flatten two Barbers hones. A Swaty & a John Primble. I have had no problems with either & really didn't have much to take off of then. I am not a fan of most Swaty barber hones but this one will give a pretty fair touch up.
The J. Primble is as good as many finishing hones I have used. Just picked up a Raven Barber hone it puts a good retouch on a razor.
How flat is the Coti?

Slawman

Well, as far as the Swaty is concerned:

https://scienceofsharp.wordpress.com...e-barber-hone/

I was assuming that most that were made in that era would be constructed similarly.

With that said, unless there's a concise list that let's you know which were made of fine grit (easy lap), which are coarse (will need burnishing), and which might fall apart it's a gamble.

So IMO, the safe bet is to take a razor that's been a shaver and maybe just starting to tug and see what the hone does. Give it 4-5 laps on the hone, strop it, and see if the blade can shave. If it's an improvement give it 4-5 more, strop, shave. If the hone works, let it ride. If it degrades the edge, maybe then make the decision to lap it.

The coticule definitely needed lapping so I went ahead with it. Lost the stamp but I knew that would happen. This is a very hard coticule and took some effort to get lapped. Now it's flat and ready for service.


I'm going to put the little AM Hone aside for a while until I have some time to play around with it. I think later I'll do as Marshal suggested, try it on a blade that's tugging and if the result is not good maybe lap it then.

Very nice piece of Coticule!!!