Thread: Coticule slurry on an Ark.

Originally Posted by earcutter

Well - that's two for two. The first stroke, the Boker was all... here's that keen I'm so well known for off the stones. But it subsided almost mid stroke and was gone by the second. It was a great shave! Two for two.

The system or sheer luck? I don't know. But my Boker shaved like a champ and the crisp keenness was traded in for a smooth shave.



LOL - well, maybe. I've done my share of two week trends, but this is making me pretty happy right now. I think I might finish all my blades like this for a while. I'm not in a rush to buy new stones anymore.

I can relate to this! About a year ago I had a similiar experience and have been using Arkanstones ever since.

Originally Posted by Steel

I can relate to this! About a year ago I had a similiar experience and have been using Arkanstones ever since.

Nice. I am sure I have tried the Arks before. I just don't remember such great results!

Originally Posted by earcutter

Nice. I am sure I have tried the Arks before. I just don't remember such great results!

What should we call this? Coticule slurry on Arkansas method...

Arkenstein?

Article?

The Black Mamba?

Malarky?

La Ark?

The Rockettes?

RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK

Puns welcome!

How about just one of many... OOM for short.

Cotarkle Cotarkule Cotslurrcule

Originally Posted by KenG

Cotarkle Cotarkule Cotslurrcule

I vote for cotarkle, just rolls off the tongue

Originally Posted by dinnermint

I vote for cotarkle, just rolls off the tongue

Cotarkle does sound good.

I been reading this thread and I don't really comprehend the purpose. Are you trying to make a Hard Ark a one stone solution by using coarser slurries? Seems it would be cheaper just to buy a $50 JNat. A black or trans ark is a fantastic finisher all by itself. Why rough it up to use slurries on? What's the goal? Just curious.

Originally Posted by CrownCork

I been reading this thread and I don't really comprehend the purpose. Are you trying to make a Hard Ark a one stone solution by using coarser slurries? Seems it would be cheaper just to buy a $50 JNat. A black or trans ark is a fantastic finisher all by itself. Why rough it up to use slurries on? What's the goal? Just curious.

Speed. Cutting a bevel faster with a natural stone. You won't turn a hard Ark into a one stone solution - it's already as fine as it will get. But you can add a little bump of speed to a soft or hard stone on the low end of things.

I understand the desire/need to experiment, I really do. But if you have a decent coticle with slurry stone for dilucot to 8K+, and the black/trans Ark for finishing, I don't see why one would want to put garnet slurry on the finish stone. Why would you need to speed up the finisher? Isn't that what the coticule was for? Seems like a step back. Is the Ark with slurry faster than the coticule with slurry?