Thread: My New Bout

After watching Alex's great honing video, I finally decided to invest in a yellow coticule. So, I contacted Howard at ThePerfectEdge.com, sent him a link to Alex's video and said "You got anything like this?" Well, Howard got right back to me with a, "Yes, but just a bit bigger." Howard's price was great and so I replied, "SOLD!" Ok, well not exactly how it went down, but a little paraphrasing never hurt anybody. Well, the hone came in today, and just in time to refresh the edges on a couple razors, namely my beautiful Boker.

I love this bout. The whole idea of a unique shape really appeals to me. Plus, it takes a technique that is individual to the hone do to the unique shape. It all just has so much character, which is something I really like.

I also like the slower cutting nature of the coticule, in contrast to the quick cutting nature the Norton. The Norton is great for getting the edge close fast, but I really like the final stages to be a slower process for that fine tuning. Sadlyd, both arms are hairless again.

I attached a photo below of the hone just after sharpening my Boker. I have to say, it is the sharpest I have managed to get a razor yet.

Matt

From a shaver: CONGRATS!

From an art photographer: Great image! The lines and the balance are very nice. The shape of the countertop and the hone, with smoothness in the blade work very well


Please let us know if you continue to enjoy the coticule.

Very nice. Good to hear that you found succes.

I have got a Coticule too, it's 200x60
and i take also a blue stone, same dimension
Tirth stone is an Italian coarser (1600-1800 Jis) hne, called "2 medaglie"

That's a beautiful piece. And I agree about the quality of the picture. There's just a simple beauty to it. Very appealing to the eye. Please, let us know how you like it after using it for a while.

That coticule has a very nice color to it and the shape looks like it would work very well for sharpening razors. Don't you wish that you had more razors that need polishing lol.

Thanks for the compliments on the picture guys. And yes, I wish I had more razors to polish now haha.

Matt

You could start your own honing service after you get a few months more experience.

Just out of curiosity, what are you using to generate the slurry?

When I ordered it the bout, I forgot to add a cotigura stone. It is really just a small piece of coticule that works well to generate the slurry. I e-mailed Howard realizing I had forgotten to add it to the order. He said that the razor does generate some slurry on the stone and to try it without the rubbing stone. It worked well last night without the slurry and I got the razor honed up easily enough, but I think it will work better with a cotigura, so I placed an order for one this morning.

As for a honing service, well.... I'm not sure I'm there yet.

Matt