Thread: Hard Steel on Coticule

Its a 6/8 half hollow.
I really dont think its too much pressure, since I did get it to be sharp as hell, but took a long way to get there. You can feel the feedback on the stone and the metal the goes into the slurry. This one was the slowest to hone which I translate to it being a hard steel (may be wrongfully). Tha is as opposed to my Full hollow 6/8 friodur, took no more than 15 minutes start to finish.

I my self have had a thew Pumas and the seemed one of easiest brands and seem to take a very good edge. I use a coticule. I do no the puma does take a very keen edge . I no what you mean sometimes even of the coticule the edge can be sharp but not feel like it should on the skin. I usually go back to a tint of slurry for ten strokes to back the edge down.

Mine were fullhollows

Originally Posted by Diegok

Its a 6/8 half hollow.
I really dont think its too much pressure, since I did get it to be sharp as hell, but took a long way to get there. You can feel the feedback on the stone and the metal the goes into the slurry. This one was the slowest to hone which I translate to it being a hard steel (may be wrongfully). Tha is as opposed to my Full hollow 6/8 friodur, took no more than 15 minutes start to finish.

Could be a different temper, I suppose. My quarter hollow blades can be tough but I do not have much experience on half hollows.