Quote Originally Posted by spazola View Post
I love my Chinese 12K it use results in a great edge. It might be a little slow but that is fine with me. It is a hone that is great for people who enjoy the process of honing because it will take while to get a great edge. It is not a 10 pass uber hone.

Charlie

+1 on this.

For many people, the Guangxi is a great finishing hone. Like all natural hones, they do vary in quality. I had one that was probably closer to 10K and made a better intermediate hone than my other one that was a decent finisher. However, I have a very coarse beard and very sensitive skin. I like finishing hones that are even finer than 12K and then use pasted strops to further polish my edges. My favorite finishing hone is the Suehiro Gokumyo 20K, but it is rather expensive for those who do not need a hone that fine.

As for Coticules, I like using mine as an intermediate hone to prepare my edge for the finishing hone, but the Coticule does not produce an edge sharp enough for my beard. They do make a very smooth edge, so those who do not need a super sharp edge tend to like them.