Hi All,

So I've been using a coticule for some time now (not really, about 6 months) and I'm concerned with wearing the stone away with all the lapping I do, and will do on it. When I first got it, it was so misused and worn in the middle so bad that I had to put it on a bench sander for a bit to get a flat surface to lap on. I'd say I have 1/4 in of coticule left stuck to black schist.

My question is this: has anybody, at the rate of honing maybe 10 razors per month (starting off a 4k stone) worn a coticule down enough that it was unusable? At this rate, how long should I expect this stone to last?

thanks,

Dave