Thread: Razor Sharpened on Coticule Not Sharp Enough

There are A LOT of different coti's, and A LOT of different people!

If you want to be sure to get a very sharp edge, in a consistent way, use the synthetics

Coti's, Jnats, Welsh, German,.... stones all have a different learning curve,
I had several coti's, they didn't "deliver" to my expectations, the are now with good people who will cherish them,
NOW I know I didn't deliver to the expectations of those stones!
Nowadays I've got, again, a couple of "old" coti's and damn! There good!

Do I get a HHT 4-5 out of them, no, but a HHT 3 and I know while learning, this could get higher
I do think they will not give the edge of a good Jnat, but I'm now enjoying the feeling of pushing a razor from bevel through pré-finish as far as I can, just to stimulate the learning curve, and then go to my Jnats

I just needed more time with them I guess

It's all about what you want of an edge, a stone,...
Do you want to spend time on a stone or not, do you want to learn on naturals or rather on the synth's...

Some coti's, Jnat,... are easy to learn, others not

My experience at this moment led me also to believe that there is indeed a difference in the "old" and new ones,
but maybe I'm wrong...

Just learn what you want to learn, have fun, enjoy!

The rest is all up to you and all of us!

Kindest regards,