Thread: Escher AFTER Coticule?

Originally Posted by hi_bud_gl

You see what you are looking for.
You hear what you like to hear.
Enjoy straight shaving.

How else would you expect someone to interpret that?

Originally Posted by hi_bud_gl

i assume 12k you mean Chinese stone?
Again Any Escher's edge will be a lot finer then 12k Chinese stones. In this case why to use Escher 's before 12k?
hope this clears some words i have said. gl

I meant the other way round! Go from a Nani 12K to an Escher as opposed to an 8K to an Escher.

I thought you meant the edge would not be as good using an 8K to Escher, rather than your take on wasting the Escher!


Jimmy, does it actually make a difference 8K to Escher or 12K to Escher, or is it the same end result?

Originally Posted by richmondesi

How else would you expect someone to interpret that?

Except you no one did .?

Originally Posted by Scipio

I meant the other way round! Go from a Nani 12K to an Escher as opposed to an 8K to an Escher.

I thought you meant the edge would not be as good using an 8K to Escher, rather than your take on wasting the Escher!

i have never used 12 k naniwa only seen Lynn used and i have checked the edge . i don't own Naniwa 12k cannot say anything about it.
For Second part i am glad we straight out our doubts.

No problem Sham, glad to hear your experience - Ive been polishing a mere 2 years, honing for less than 1 year.

Out of interest what do you use before the Escher?

Originally Posted by Scipio

Jimmy, does it actually make a difference 8K to Escher or 12K to Escher, or is it the same end result?

Gee I don't know. Maybe, like Sham says, coming off the 12k rather than the 8k would require less strokes for the optimum result ? I don't worry about wasting the stone. I have 3/4" thick and 7/8" thick that I like to use (Eschers) ..... I'm 61 years old. I don't think I will wear them out. IOW, I'll be gone before they will.

Originally Posted by JimmyHAD

In some peoples hands the best isn't good enough and in others the worst does just fine. It is the Indian's skill, not the bow or the arrow that hits the bullseye on the target. Personally I've been lucky. I've not had a bad coticule out of about 18 or 20 nor a bad Escher out of 9 that I've had the pleasure of honing on. If I can improve my skill the least of them may turn out to be first.

Very well said, Jimmy!

Originally Posted by Scipio

Out of interest what do you use before the Escher?

At the moment this is my last 2 stones
Japanese stone then Escher.
Now Sick people same as me never use same progression forever.
what happens is this.
i hone razors and find ideal progression then i lost interest i move different stones and try to find ideal progression again.
it is because of our HAD. AT least how i think.
Long time ago i was using Norton,1k, Japanese 3k, then brown natural stone then Norton 8k , shapton 16k ,ecsher.
Progression is constantly changes.
I like to use Many stones less strokes.
This is my personal preferences.gl

Originally Posted by hi_bud_gl

Now Sick people same as me never use same progression forever.
what happens is this.
i hone razors and find ideal progression then i lost interest i move different stones and try to find ideal progression again.
it is because of our HAD. AT least how i think.

Right on Sham !! Ain't it the truth, keeps life interesting.

sham i have still have to test the two you did for me .i will test them by the week end and post. as i said i shaved a customer with one of the razors and the razor shaved no problem, i have to try so i can feel for my self. i will post the differance between a good coti edge and your escher edge.