Thread: Help with choosing my next coticule

You could use a translucent arkansas from start to finish if you wanted, if you are willing to scuff one of the sides. Same with a black arkansas, same with the chinese hone (if you're willing to slurry it, it's fairly coarse and fast), same with almost any natural stone that has particles that aren't too hard (and none of them do have particles that hard, I guess) and a binder strong enough to hold the particles in place. If you get down to it with particles, none of the natural stones really have particles that fine when you start comparing them to powder and super fine synthetics.

I'm sure there are good new coticules but right now I have 3, a deep rock natural combo, a very hard vintage natural combo from a member on here, and a new lagrise combo. Part of the problem is that lagrise is sort of a rubbery feeling stone, so maybe I don't have a good view of the new ones. The only way I could have a high opinion of it would be if I didn't have the other two stones.

What I would do, though is buy them until you get what you want. Resell the ones you don't like.

I think you can probably save a little by buying vintage and not being too particular about perfect shape, and decide whether you like a stone that's a little wider or one that's longer and narrower. If you buy long and wide (2 1/2"+), you're probably going to end up with some really expensive stones you don't like that much.

Gssixgun and Lynn have both done videos where they use one stone (after bevel setting) to hone start to finish. In those videos they have used c-nat, escher, coticule, etc. Seems like any stone that can be used to make a slurry can be used in this way.

Coticules are a bit controversial. Some people swear they are an all purpose stone, and that each of them can leave a good shaving edge. Others consider them of limited utility, and not fine enough.

That being said, It's pretty easy to buy a reasonably priced stone and find one that leaves a nice edge on a razor.

Jarrod is a bit of a character, and he is not a friend of this site. However he will happily talk to you on the phone and answer questions. I'm sure if you call him, and tell him what you like about your friends coticule, he will help you find one with similar qualities.

Michael

You might try

Lynn himself at SRD since he was stocking Coticules
also
Howard at The Perfect Edge has probably forgot more about coticules then most have ever known

Big +1 to Howard and Lynn when it comes to Coticules. I bought my first Coticule off Howard at The Perfect Edge.

Whenever I want a new coticule I ask Howard at thePerfectedge.