Thread: Help with choosing my next coticule

It is a crap shoot, and Coticules are the biggest gamble, second to the overpriced Jnat. First and Foremost, remember, Vendors want you to buy their stones, Of course they're helpful. Educate yourself. Find out what the return policy is. Most guys go through several Coticules before they find one, or two that they like. I myself use two (If I use a Coticule) I use a Dressante to start and a La Nouvelle to finish. I didn't find them right away either, I went through the long painful process of buying Coticules. If I were to buy one today, I'd look for a vintage Coticule. +1 on the deep rocks Coti's.

With all the stones out there, Synthetic and Natural. Ask yourself, why do you want a Coticule? The edges they produce are OK, but knowing what I know now. They wouldn't be my first choice. The Shapton GS series would be.
They're faster, and more consistent.

Don't get me wrong, I do like my Coticules, It's just so hard to get a good one right off the bat, and I would dread doing that all over again.