Quote Originally Posted by Butzy View Post
This is what I experienced right away. Need to take time to "learn" your coticule to achieve the best edge. Some have taken me weeks depending on how much time you're able to spend, my first one took me literally months. That said, expecting it to be as keen as a JNAT (especially one that you've spent a good deal of time with) is probably not a great expectation. I would think getting aroun d 85-90% of the keenness you've experienced might be a better benchmark. It's also important to note that coticules are natural stones, and while there's always a way to get "the best edge" from any given stone, some stones do perform better than others


Absolutely
Thank you for the reassurance.

This has been an interesting distraction so far. I finished on the coti to get a feel for the stone but intend to add it to my honing routine as a pre-finisher. The jump from Norton 8K to Apache Strata has always been a long one. Usually 200+ laps on the apache to remove 8k pattern. By placing the Coti between the two I hope to bridge the gap.