Thread: Hone of the Day

Today's hone.

Set the bevel on the 1k king. Did 5 stropping strokes per side after my half strokes set the edge.

I then ran the razor over my thumb nail.

Proceeded to do 5 stropping strokes on the 6k side of the king. Another run over the thumb nail. 5 more stropping strokes per side and then 2 alternating stropping strokes with light pressure.

This would bring me to the end of an attempt at the Murray Carter method but in his second video he uses a finishing stone.

In this case my finishing stone is the coticule I have been waiting for since spring. I originally purchased a 200x75mm La Veinette from Jarrod at the superior shave but the stone kept flaking off and chipping. So I had to return it to the mine and they sent me this hand selected near kosher beauty of a stone. That's fast and fine. It originally cost me around $450 USD but then with return shipping to Belgium and then a second import fee for the replacement stone this thing cost me near $600 CAD... So I am happy it's what I've been searching for in a coticule after 50+. Fast, fine and massive. I digress.

5 stropping strokes per side and a further 2 alternating on plain water.

15 laps on a leather piece placed on my coticule box.

HHT 4 so far but the real proof will come tomorrow.

Also if you're wondering why I'm using a $5 razor, you can tell where my money goes.

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I got this Henkels a few years ago in an eBay lot. I finally pulled it out and cleaned it up today. It was butter knife dull so I started with a DMT325. Then Chosera 1k and Nani SS 4-8-12 and finished on my Nakayama Kiita.

Originally Posted by BeJay

I got this Henkels a few years ago in an eBay lot. I finally pulled it out and cleaned it up today. It was butter knife dull so I started with a DMT325. Then Chosera 1k and Nani SS 4-8-12 and finished on my Nakayama Kiita.

That's a beautiful stone.

Yesterday's honing, R. Bouyges, Albi (France), 6/8, on 'La Nouvelle Veine' coticule, standard dilucot followed by lots of linen (and leather), excellent!

+ family photo (my coticules):

- top row from left: 'La Verte' x 2 (glued to slate); 'La Nouvelle Veine' (natural combo with BBW); 'Les Latneuses' hybrid (2mm of yellow coticule on the other side) - all from Ardennes Coticule.

- bottom row from left; glued to La Lorraine; natural combo with BBW; glued to BBW; glued to BBW - all ye olde stones from flea markets or trades.

Very happy with them except for Les Latneuses and the orange bout where I feel I haven't yet really cracked the code....(surely my fault, not the stones!)

Originally Posted by MichaelS

Yesterday's honing, R. Bouyges, Albi (France), 6/8, on 'La Nouvelle Veine' coticule, standard dilucot followed by lots of linen (and leather), excellent!

+ family photo (my coticules):

- top row from left: 'La Verte' x 2 (glued to slate); 'La Nouvelle Veine' (natural combo with BBW); 'Les Latneuses' hybrid (2mm of yellow coticule on the other side) - all from Ardennes Coticule.

- bottom row from left; glued to La Lorraine; natural combo with BBW; glued to BBW; glued to BBW - all ye olde stones from flea markets or trades.

Very happy with them except for Les Latneuses and the orange bout where I feel I haven't yet really cracked the code....(surely my fault, not the stones!)

Never tried a coticule but they look desirable
Nice collection.

Originally Posted by JOB15

Never tried a coticule but they look desirable
Nice collection.

Thanks, do you (like me) also enjoy sudoku, crosswords, chess, self-inflicted problem-solving generally? If yes, the coticule is your stone!

Originally Posted by JOB15

Never tried a coticule but they look desirable
Nice collection.

There's a definite finesse about Coties, every one of um is a bit different IMO

Newly acquired grelot. Razor appeared already sharp, 30 passes on my 5”x2”x1” awesome coticule seems to have done the trick (bevel free of any rust/pitting, nice mirror polish). Will test shave tomorrow

A few more over the weekend back out Monday.