Thread: Coticule, Les Latneuses - Coticule vs Hybrid

I have a natural combo Les Latneuses, the yellow Coti side with a hybrid side.
The hybrid side doesn't do it for me, it's less sharp and less smooth than my Coti side.
But the Les lat Coti side is very very good for me. I always finish on oil (I used some fine machine oil, mineral oil on this one), and it gives me a very very keen edge but so so smooth.

I know on the old Coti forum some ppl went crazy for the hybrid side, originally these hybrid sides were looked at as defects by the manufacturer, and I understand why, they contain quartz and are not a real Coticule. I finished 2 razors on the Coti side, and one on the hybrid.

I didn't like my hybrid side for finishing, my Coti side however is a very superior finisher, very sharp, very smooth very friendly on my skin.

I have a similar stone that is quite small. I use it as a slurry stone on my combination BBW/coticule. So far I haven’t been able to tell the difference between finishing with the hybrid slurry and regular coti slurry even though some folks tout the hybrid as something special and Ardennes stamped it select plus.

Any pics fellas? We love pics

Originally Posted by Tathra11

Any pics fellas? We love pics

Here are images of two of my combination coticules, one combo slurry stone and one hybrid slurry stone. I have a lot of fun with these and often use one of the coticules to produce slurry on the other.

It's interesting, I have other Coticules that have a smoother sensation honing upon than this Les Lat. On this stone you can feel it is a bit soft and fast, and feels more "scratchy" or abrasive compared to a La Grise for example. (The hybrid side feels like honing on glass, no sense of abrasion and super smooth, but inferior finish than the Coticule side)
However, my La Grise and this Les Lat give pretty much the exact same smoothness, but this Les Lat maxes out at a higher keenness it seems.
It gives an excellent finish.

It's a very small stone though, 4 cm x 10 cm / 1.6 inch x 4 inch.

The hybrids are very pretty stones. I’m glad I own one, but I’m also happy I didn’t pay the premium price for a full-sized one since it really doesn’t seem to produce a superior edge to the other cotis I have.