Thread: Why won't my bout work?

Edge cutting into the slurry maybe?
I have a Japanese stone that will give a less than great edge unless I rinse the slurry and do a few laps sans-slurry.

I think the original idea of using a slurry on the coticule came from someone who claimed it made the stone more aggressive and worked faster so you could in theory make it work like two stones depending on the slurry factor. Personally I never use slurry on the coticule. To me its a finishing stone and I get great results sans slurry.

My experiments showed me a while back that while thicker Coticule slurry helps faster metal removal, it does indeed leave a duller edge than thinner slurry.

For finishing on the Coticule I mostly use just water, no rubbing stone. Very thin slurry also gives a good edge, imo. I decide what I need for a particular razor based on... well, just whatever strikes me as best for the razor at that moment

Cheers
Ivo

Check here: http://www.tzknives.com/razorhones.html

It shows you the difference between edges honed with and without a slurry and you can see you get a finer edge without slurry.

Originally Posted by Kees

Check here: http://www.tzknives.com/razorhones.html

It shows you the difference between edges honed with and without a slurry and you can see you get a finer edge without slurry.

Great pictures on this site. Thanks for sharing. I'm going to dust off my Chinese 12k this weekend and give it another go.

Originally Posted by Kees

Check here: http://www.tzknives.com/razorhones.html

It shows you the difference between edges honed with and without a slurry and you can see you get a finer edge without slurry.

Let me repeat that shaving is the ultimate test, not looking at razors through a microscope. If you like the edge achieved by a particular method - great. If not - it doesn't matter what the edge looks like, really.

For example, I have only heard about a couple of Tim Zowada's razors. Both needed to be touched up (I hope I remember correctly or will take this back) a bit to be really shave-ready. Since I assume Tim used what the photos / microscope suggest about the edge (and the Coticule method that gives most polished and smooth-looking edge) - this anecdotal evidence shows that photos / microscopes are not enough

Cheers
Ivo