Originally Posted by
BeBerlin
Actually, end result is different. Glen's got an excellent point here. I have shaved with razors that were finished on all sorts of hones, pastes, and sprays. At the end of the day, it is all in the skills of the guy using the hones.
I do totally not subscribe to, or believe in, the finishing hone hype. Finishing an edge is relatively easy. Setting a bevel is what can be really difficult. And when it comes to finishes, a lot of it is personal preference. Some people swear by .25 diamond spray, I hate it. Others love Eschers, but I have been able to compare finishes with an Escher (and old and good one) and a Coticule (mine, also allegedly one of the better ones) on the same razors, and I always liked the Coticule edges better. Does that make the Coticule the better hone? Negative, just the guy who used it knows more about Coticules than Eschers (and also more than most people I know).
Whatever.
Robin