Thread: Trying to clarify my understanding

I haven't used it for this purpose myself, but there are some who use the coticule for lower grit work as well as moderate to higher grit work. It is a reasonably versatile stone within its parameters. It will never be as good as a dedicated bevel setter, never be as fine as a dedicated finisher, but it plays around in that middle ground and can be made to work well in there if you dedicate the time and patience to learning how to get the most out of it.

So for a razor in good shape with an edge that maybe needs touching up or perhaps a little bit more work, a coti could be a good way to go. Other options include pasted strops, which can keep an edge shave ready (barring unforeseen disasters) for quite some time, or a couple of synthetics - eg a norton 4/8 and a shapton 16K.

All roads lead to Hone.

James.