Thread: What is your favorite coticule?

Originally Posted by JimmyHAD

Nothing wrong with 4x2s but the three that may look like 4x2 in my 2 photos are actually 5x2 1/2. A size that I found to be the default of many barbers I knew in No. NJ back in the 1980s. I have a theory, and I could be wrong, that the 5 or 6x2 or 2 1/2 is ideal for honing straight razors because of the angle the honer is forced to use due to the length of the stone. Like I say, I may be wrong. I do like longer stones. The longest in those photos is 11&3/4 x 2&3/4 and the next longest is 10 x 2 1/2. They are great too but I like the 5" a lot.

I was wrong too the one I have in the mail is a 5x 2 1/2 natural combo. So look forward to trying a new size. My favorite size is my 7"x 1 1/2". I would like to get my hands on one of those slabs you got though.

After "La Dressante" I decide to buy one more Coticule and to try something different (very fast on slurry and slow on water) "La Grise" one. Still in phase of testing it but up to now I can say that this is the excellent stone which provide very smooth edge. "La Dressante" one provide smooth edge also but this one is way better in my opinion. Btw. dimensions are 150x50 with almost 13 mm thick Coticule part.

Originally Posted by KING2011

After "La Dressante" I decide to buy "one more"(sure it's always just one more) Coticule...

There I fixed that for you.

You will get some amazingly smooth edges out of that La Grise. My little bout is very nice. That is a very nice size too. I had one that size but traded it for a razor and went to a smaller bout.

I have four personal coticules, but have only been using one of them now for months. My favorite is the select La Grise coticule (far left one). Very fast on slurry. Very fast on water also, but leaves an excellent finish. I can run through a dilucot so fast on this one. While I generally go to other finishers after this, the finish on this coticule is very nice in of itself. It is approximately 25-30mm x 175mm in dimensions. I've found this to be my favorite size as well. Has seen hundreds of blades and hopefully will see many hundreds more. After getting this I have not bought another coticule since (and haven't used my other 3). The others are a La Dressante, La Verte, and Les Latneuses.

wow jimmy i have been waiting along time to see those coti in your collection . harvitz thats a beautiful les latneuses coti.

+1 that les lat is gorgeous.

Here's my new one that came in the mail today. It's a 5 x 2 1/2 glued combo. The dark spot on it looks like BBW but it isn't. It is just dark coticule, no difference during honing from the light to the dark color. This is my first of this size and i love it. Almost the perfect size for me.

'Best Coti is the one I don't pick up or buy. Its been love/hate. 'Cool rocks, but getting beyond 8k level of finish is a bugger for me. Latest is a nice Veinette from the honorable Bloodhoundman. 2nd stone from him and is everything he said. 'Get a great 8k finish right away. Today, turned it over (glued combo) and sanded & lapped the BBW side. First edge from the BBW was more keen than almost all I've gotten from the Coti side on any of my garnet goblins. 'A bit crispy, but that's fixable.

I bloody hate my coticule... but can't resist honing on it

I've been messing around with different ways to hone on my coticule and I've had a multitude of different edges from it depending on how I use it. Right now I'm using an inverted version of the dilucot which always gives butter knife soft edges from my coticule.

I have a standard bout estimated to be a Dressante which seems to be a bugger sometimes and a tiny la verte which I don't mind doing full honings on either, lovely finisher.

but can't beat it for a quick honing

alex

Matt thats a lovely coticule, I can't get enough of those coticules with the dark purple/black blotches on them. I once saw a coticule posted somewhere that was nearly completely white with black inclusions that looked like lightning bolts, stunning coticule.

I have not 'favourite' coticule, but I do own this one.
I don't know what vein it is though.