The magic of the coticule...

So... I have this gorgeous Shumate spike point. It is my favourite razor. A terrific shaver.
Some months ago I finished my normal shave and stored the razor in the usual fashion: dry and snug in it's box and in a bag with sillica in a dry cupboard. Some weeks after that I took it out and I had this small rust spot very close to the edge. No biggie, I thought... I'll just carefully sand it of. And I did... the problem was that, while removing the spot, I removed the keenness of the edge and having only a small barber hone (thanks Joe!) I figured I had no business trying to hone the edge sort of... back! But I did - to no avail. And life went on and I used other razors to shave.
Some time ago my grandmother gave me her father's razor (a Rugra, that is in my future projects bin), a little shaving cup thing and a coticule. It is a very slow cutter, I reckon, but does a great job touching up my razors.
So... back to the Shumate. Having the coticule, I decided to go back to the Shumate but achieved nothing. And life went on for some more months.
Fast forward to today: I decided to give it one last shot with a different technique - small circles on the trouble spot: 10 circles clockwise and 10 counter clockwise, followed by 10 normal strokes. Did that with water, lather and water again for some time. I figured that I might have to send it out to someone so I might as well try my best. I insisted (because it is a very slow cutter) until the blade was cutting under the water instead of pushing it. I stropped and shaved - and alas! the problem was solved.
I am a happy shaver today!
However, I still NEED to buy a new Coticule that is a faster cutter and a Belgian Blue to match. One of these days I'll just have to rent a car and go visit the quarry.

Might want to experiment a bit more with the stone you have first(Unicot, Dilucot)

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Originally Posted by janivar123

Might want to experiment a bit more with the stone you have first(Unicot, Dilucot)

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The method I tried worked well enough and the Shumate is back in business. I may need a it more work but the shave was smooth and close. Before, the razor just jumped and skipped on the trouble spot.
Being a bit of a scrooge myself, I figured that my "need" can be tamed fairly easily. But yes, I need to experiment more and I need a slurry stone so I can extend the scope of the said coticule.
Nonetheless, I was happy to have my favourite razor back.

I would just get a slurry stone. I have been using circles a lot lately with great success. Congratulations

You are definitely in the right place to get a Coticule. A slurry will speed up the process. I'd do 20 lapps, followed by 20 circles with a slurry, dilute, repeat, and finish with water. See how that does. If you don't have a slurry stone, you can use wet sandpaper to generate one.

I'm glad I don't live in Belgium. If I did I would have made the pilgrimage to Ardennes and spent all of my money on natural combos. :gaah: You really should call over there, tell them you are an SRP member, rent the car and go. It will be a nice trip and they'll probably roll out the red carpet and show you the whole operation. Maybe give you a special stone at a good price. :)

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Originally Posted by JimmyHAD

I'm glad I don't live in Belgium. If I did I would have made the pilgrimage to Ardennes and spent all of my money on natural combos. :gaah: You really should call over there, tell them you are an SRP member, rent the car and go. It will be a nice trip and they'll probably roll out the red carpet and show you the whole operation. Maybe give you a special stone at a good price. :)

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Maybe you'll have a couple of hot women in bikinis lap your hone for you. Then they'll work up a slurry and slather it...

Wait, this was a fantasy, right Jimmy?

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Originally Posted by Utopian

Maybe you'll have a couple of hot women in bikinis lap your hone for you. Then they'll work up a slurry and slather it...

Wait, this was a fantasy, right Jimmy?

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I know its mine!

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Originally Posted by JimmyHAD

I'm glad I don't live in Belgium. If I did I would have made the pilgrimage to Ardennes and spent all of my money on natural combos. :gaah: You really should call over there, tell them you are an SRP member, rent the car and go. It will be a nice trip and they'll probably roll out the red carpet and show you the whole operation. Maybe give you a special stone at a good price. :)

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I did it, was there during vacations. I entered the "factory" without any reservations or call and got a show of the operation. Then I bought a big natural combo Coticule with the Blue one.
It was a "Nouvelle Veine".

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Originally Posted by kingreverent

I did it, was there during vacations. I entered the "factory" without any reservations or call and got a show of the operation. Then I bought a big natural combo Coticule with the Blue one.
It was a "Nouvelle Veine".

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Sweet. I hope you took pictures and can share them with us. At a minimum, please post a pic of your new coticule.

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Originally Posted by kingreverent

I did it, was there during vacations. I entered the "factory" without any reservations or call and got a show of the operation. Then I bought a big natural combo Coticule with the Blue one.
It was a "Nouvelle Veine".

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What a fun experience that must have been. As already mentioned, please share pictures if you can.

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Originally Posted by Noswad

At a minimum, please post a pic of your new coticule.

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Don't forget the pics of the bikini clad women that lapped it.

My wallet would be much thinner if I would live near the Ardennes mine. These stones are too beautiful to get only one of them :)

For the love of God, man, fight the HAD!!!!!!:aargh: