Just got my first coticule today from SRD (select grade on slate--no BBW backing--250mm x 50mm). Used the dilucot/unicot methods on Welcome to Coticule.be - home of the famous Belgian Coticule Whetstone. I thought those techniques might be difficult to employ or too advanced/technical, but...goodness.

As a test run, I used a Germania Cutlery "Pathfinder" which has managed to avoid shave-readiness despite assiduous progressions on Nortons, DMTs, Swatys and pasted/non-pasted strops.

That hopelessly dull razor went from bevel-setting to finishing on the coticule in about 1/2 an hour, then got 120 total laps on linen/horsehide, and now it passes the HHT like nothing I've seen. I've never gotten a razor to that point before.

As a relative newcomer to honing, I have to strongly second the recommendations of the SRP pros who have advocated coticule-only honing. The stones seem expensive, but when I add up the cost of the other hones/strops/pastes I've used to try to get the same result, it would have been considerably cheaper to start with a coticule.

Can't wait to get ready for work tomorrow morning!