Coticule finish, sans slurry
After a long and tedious chase to locate and purchase a coticule that I feel can finish a razor as well as any high end jnat, I finally found the one.
I used the stone with great delight, and produced edges that are supremely smooth, compared to the synthetic edges I am so used to. You can imagine my Cheshire lIke grin, as I shaved a full 3 passes with ultimate comfort.
After a while, I decided to look at the tube to see if there are any methods of finishing with a coti that would increase the keenness and still hold onto the smooth buttery feeling that we all love so much.
What I found was a method from a tuber named drmatt357. A finishing technique that uses no slurry, only honing under running water.
I went to the sink, and began the course. After only a couple of minutes I started to get a very sticky, squeegy like feeling on the stone. This, drmatt357 said, is what I'm looking for. Once I achieved this feeling on the hone, I did just a few more passes with little to no pressure at all, and went to the strop to align and clean it all up.
What I saw under the scope was nothing short of amazing. A bevel that is so highly reflective that if appears to be black, with little to no scratch pattern to speak of, and a dead even and fine straight cutting edge.
Now to the shave den....3 passes later, I have the smoothest and most irritation free bbs shave I've ever achieved from my own honing job. It's seriously amazing! I highly recommend that anyone who uses a coti to finish, check out drmatt357 on the tube, and try this slurry free method of finish. You won't be disappointed in the least!
Coticule finish, sans slurry
Mhh ok nothing new but yes it works, why shouldnt it ? You can do this with Thuris, Jnats and many other stones, surely with coticules...i prefer to do so with thuris and Jnats sometimes....