I've been struggling with the idea that my new (vintage) monster coticule is more than enough for my simple tastes. Maybe it's the zen-taoist in me, but I feel almost guilty owning a stone this large (299mm x 67.5mm x 35mm, 4lbs 10oz) when a smaller stone might be just as good.

So if you could own any size coticule, what is the perfect size? (It might come down to preferences of hand-honing versus bench-honing.)

I'm thinking 8"x3" for bench-honing and 6"x2" for hand-honing...maybe?

Thanx,
Christopher