Quote Originally Posted by bobski View Post
The SG20, does leave swarf after 12 or so strokes. But the difference here is that you ONLY do 12 laps on it. I can only imagine, you do more than 12 strokes with your coticule?
Number of laps depends on the razor and progression, but usually not too many laps, that's why it doesn't bother me to scrub/rinse the stone during honing - I only need to do it a few times. To be honest though, I prefer an Ark or JNat edge most of the time - but now and again I get an itch to use a coticule, lol.