Quote Originally Posted by ShaveWares View Post
Then it might be due to your honing technique with your coti's. Using my coti's and bbw's (none are vintage BTW) I am able to put on an edge every but as sharp and tug free as those from any synthetic or JNAT.
that was my initial thought as well. Then i tried several more stones, and a razor honed by glen. The results never change. Id like to do a trade off with someone who has a truly shave ready razor on a coti, that they have tested. Ill trade one that i have honed. it will be the final test, but i fear i already know the result. my edge will shave their face fine, theirs will not shave mine. my facial hair resists even the sharpest edges. I have looked long and hard to find stones that provide enough sharpness, and razors as well. I have to use harder steels and top tier jnats to achieve a smooth, tug free shave. this doesnt mean i cant shave off a coti, or lower grit finisher, or a harder steel razor, it just requires perfect technique and attention to detail. when you watch shaving videos online of guys who go from below their adams apple up to their chin with no resistance and smooth sailing, it has never been the case with me. the idea of having to delicate intricacies for a stone, that then change based on what razor is being honed just does not appeal to me, especially when the shaves are sub par. I take my jnat and rub a razor on it and its shave ready with no magic dances and singing sweet love songs to the stone HAHA.