Thread: Q about coticule

Originally Posted by jaspah

First time I got my vintage natural combo coticule it sat unused for over 40 yrs so it collected dirt and dust and it seemed to be glazed, so I lapped it.
But I was just looking up some info and I read that a Coticule is a non porous stone and couldn't get clogged.
Does this mean the metal of your razor stays on the stone instead of going in and that it remains in your water and you can just wash it away?
So the honing of your razor itself cannot cause glazing of the surface by filling it with the metal of the razor?
I was just wondering about this
thx for replies

The primary reason that the coticule does not clog or glaze is because it is constantly releasing grit during honing, so it is effectively refreshing itself.