Thread: How to use Coticule.

Originally Posted by Disburden

When I tried this on my "newer" coticule from the perfect edge, la nouvelle vein, the result wasn't nearly as promising...matter of fact the razor was dull.

I have the same coticule and can spend two days with water only and get nowhere. Today I mailed it to Sham to play with. Let's hope he updates this thread with what he finds.

It's a fast bevel setter with slurry though.

Originally Posted by jeffus

I have the same coticule and can spend two days with water only and get nowhere. Today I mailed it to Sham to play with. Let's hope he updates this thread with what he finds.

It's a fast bevel setter with slurry though.

Mine turns slurry black within ten half strokes, it is lightning on slurry.

Sounds like the same!

Originally Posted by Disburden

Mine turns slurry black within ten half strokes, it is lightning on slurry.

Sounds like the same!

Mine is number 8 on Bart's site.

Originally Posted by Gunner777

Back about ten years ago I had a barber in his early 80's and he swore when he dies they would find him in his shop:-)
Well the point is that when I would watch him give a shave he would turn around at times and use his lather machine to get a dollop of lather and put it on both his barber hone which was a Swaty and also a Coti. Just one old barbers way.

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Not to get sidetracked here but I was told by my barber to hone with shaving cream back in the late 60's.

Back on track, last week I sent 5 hones to one of our honemeisters to have their performance evaluated.

The verdict is in on only two of them so far. My 8x3 Coti has not passed the test. The seller sold me a Coti that doesn't cut sufficiently and I am sure this has happened to other members. This hone apparently won't work with or without slurry.

I have since forgotten from whom I purchased it so any complaint to the seller is out of the question. What's an amateur honer to do? Fortunately my Nakayama passed the test with flying colors so I have a reliable finisher.

Yep, mine fits that one to a T. I was able to figure out dilucot on it but it took a ton of practice to get good edges. I now know the stone enough, you need to drag out dilution very long or the water will finish the razor too quickly.

That is really aggravating to me that someone would sell a coti knowing it won't do the job no matter what. Yes they are out there but back a few years ago those would never have made it out on the market for sale.

Originally Posted by mrsell63

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Not to get sidetracked here but I was told by my barber to hone with shaving cream back in the late 60's.

Back on track, last week I sent 5 hones to one of our honemeisters to have their performance evaluated.

The verdict is in on only two of them so far. My 8x3 Coti has not passed the test. The seller sold me a Coti that doesn't cut sufficiently and I am sure this has happened to other members. This hone apparently won't work with or without slurry.

I have since forgotten from whom I purchased it so any complaint to the seller is out of the question. What's an amateur honer to do? Fortunately my Nakayama passed the test with flying colors so I have a reliable finisher.

Would you mind sending me the unfit coticule? I've heard a lot about them, but I've not found one yet.

Thanks for considering it.

+1 with Richmondesi.

That makes 3 requests in the last 30 minutes for my stone. One in an email, one in a post and one in a PM for me to send the stone. Did I mention that it is a combo so the BBW side needs to be evaluated also.

All this takes time. Thanks for all the interest. Lemons abound

Originally Posted by mrsell63

That makes 3 requests in the last 30 minutes for my stone. One in an email, one in a post and one in a PM for me to send the stone. Did I mention that it is a combo so the BBW side needs to be evaluated also.

All this takes time. Thanks for all the interest. Lemons abound

Well, I don't want to buy it. I just want to evaluate it (the coticule side). I would never be so presumptuous as to offer to buy something that wasn't offered up for sale.

This is an intellectual exercise for my edification. I apologize if it came across as anything else.