I think the reason, coticules as barber hones were sold without a slurry stone is because they were used without creating slurry.
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[SIZE="5"]good thinking
Letīs assume, that the "old " barbers didnīt buy their razors on Ebay or on a flea market.
Letīs further assume, that the "old" razor companies were able to put a shaveable edge on a razor, or at least an edge, that only needed to be finished.
If these statements are true, the barbers never actually had to hone a razor. All they had to do, was to maintain the edge by touching it up, unless they rounded it by using pasted strops (I am not sure at all, but I think that Iīve read somewhere, that those, who used pasted strops, sended the razors to the companies to let them hone). They just touched up, as soon as the razor got dull, and as we all agree (well, I guess), on a coticule, this is best made without creating slurry.
Iīve read about three or four historical barbers manuals, including the one linked above. Everything Iīve read there, supports this. No one tells something about using a series of hones.
When we hone a razor, starting with bevelsetting, we actually do the work, that is done by the razor makers. So, if we want to find out, how razors were honed yesteryears, looking how the barbers did it, is missing the point. We have to look how they were sharpened in the factory.
This being said, dilucot and unicot donīt claim to be historically correct. They might be as incorrect as lime green acrylic scales
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what are you trying to say? why they are incorrect?
or diamond sprays are.
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??? we are talking about stones at the moment not pastes
I donīt see, why this should be a bad thing.
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This is the problem i am having it.
You don't see this is a bad thing? To misguide people is not bad thing? when new guy cannot use stone and fault is not his but stones. he has not quality stone but to blame new guy is good thing for You? in your mind it is a good idea to blame the new guy instead of stone? Do you think it is a good to give false methods to new guy and when new guy doesn't get the results what he is looking for gets blamed for it?He doesn't know how to hone etc because he is new?
This is the issue i am having it. i am not the new guy and i know how stone should act. i have tested methods you mention and they will not differ from regular sharpening. methods are time wasting and tool for blame the new person.That is all. Stone will give to you its best in regular honing method. i have tested both. if you have crappy stone then i am sorry doesn't matter what do you do you won't get anywhere.
@ hi_bud_gl:
How would you recommend to work on a coticule, when Iīm setting the bevel on it, too? Using heavy slurry, until I worked out the bevel, then rinse off the slurry and starting on plain water, using a little pressure, then finishing with no pressure, without rinsing the hone in between?
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This is all you have to do nothing else ,except take pressure out you don't need to use pressure while you sharpen straight razor except bevel setting stage.
And, may I ask if youīve tried the unicot or dilucot method? (If yes, what are your thoughts about them?)
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I answered already useless. no differences from regular way using coticule.
Regards,
tok