Finshing hones, sharp or for comfort?
Good day gentlemen,
Having become accustomed to finishing my razors with the Suehiro Gokumyo 20K, I'm just wondering about members view of what is the ideal finished condition of our razors. My reason for raising this is after a year of the Suehiro, I acquired a coticule select grade 8 x 3 as I have mentioned on this forum before. Using the coticule as a finishing hone is my opinion of how this stone is ideally suited. We've heard this one stone hone bits, but now after using the coticule to finish after either the 8k Naniwa Superstone or the Suehiro 10k (Which is probably like a 15k), I conclude that 'my' coticule is a slow, hard stone, as finishers need to be. I find I have put plenty of strokes 100 + into an 8k edge with the coticule leaving me with a shave tested comfortable shave. After a week or so of using coticule edges only (On 3 razors) good shaves were had. Well this morning I used a Suehiro 20k edge 13/16 Dorko in top condition, a dozen strokes on a CROX strop, leather and away I went. Now confidence in shaving can lead to slip ups. Well I gave myself a nick with what was a bloody sharp razor. My point is that either I'm just a dill who slipped or I am used to more 'forgiving' edges, from the coticule. Just a few views fellas. PS I adjusted the angle to my face real quick!
Regards Bob