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Thread: Mastro Livi - coticule maintenance

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    Default Mastro Livi - coticule maintenance

    Very interesting, new content from Mastro Livi. How to take care of your coticule stone? Good information, albeit costly: you need a pair of stones
    https://youtu.be/FJHrYKOJJvE
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    I have immense respect for the man, but Livi needs to invest in a diamond plate.
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    Using a pair of stones is how it was done before diamond plates existed. Gets the job done.
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    I had read about guys doing that before I finally tried it, and I got real good results from refreshing two coticule stones against each other. Following that they both performed better than they had when I lapped them with a diamond plate. Now if I get a coticule that is dished I would lap with the DP. But if they are just needing refreshment I do the two against each other. Interesting that Mastro instructed to rub parallel, and not in circles. I'll give that a try.
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    Yeah, definitely straight motion, not circles

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    My guess would be that even coticules "like" some polish. Maybe not to the same extent as Arkansas stones in most cases, but like any other natural stone a smooth scratch free surface imparts a finer, more polished edge.

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    Exactly. If you lap a natural stone with a diamond plate you should always either give it some time to wear back in to it's optimum finishing state through use or use a like material rubbing stone to smooth out the surface a bit before expecting the best the stone can do in terms of edge quality.

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