Quote Originally Posted by Gunner777 View Post
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.