Thread: Coticule producing good results but am searching for that perfect edge

The perfect edge is subjective. What one finds perfect the next finds lacking or too harsh, as they say, etc. etc. What you have to find is what is perfect for you.

Stefan beat me to the 20k Gokumyo (my phone kept ringing), but I agree totally that it's the best, most consistent finisher there is....at the moment. Stefan, Birnando, JimmyHAD, etc. sold me on it months back in another thread about it.

A lot of members seem to like the Gokumyo finish after the 16k Shapton. I tried it for awhile and for me it was sporadic. I'm sure that was me and not the stones, but I started going to the Gokumyo after the 8k Shapton and that's "my perfect edge", and with consistent results.

Chasing a perfect edge with a coticule is challenging, IMO!!

Howard

ps: This thread just precedes yours, but Disburden's thought on the coticule edge is worth reading. http://straightrazorpalace.com/honin...rp-enough.html