Thread: Experience with Naniwa + Coticule

I took up a couple of razors that I knew I had a bevel set on that were laying in boxes for maybe a year now. Because I had trouble on it in the past.

Simply put, I did a very simple progressions of Naniwa 8K -> Naniwa 12K -> Coticule under running water only until things feel "sticky"

It works like a charm and has consistently put the same edge on 6 different razors. It's not complicated and it didn't take long either.

It's not a new idea but it does a mighty fine job. Enough work on the 8k and 12k helped a lot, 12k might've been overkill before a Coticule, but made me reach that sticky feeling on my Coticule very soon.

It's not super sticky as other users have experienced where you can't drag the razor over the stone anymore, but a slight drag that you can clearly notice.
I'm using a vintage Coticule à la La Grise / Nouvelle veine. I do need to get that exact feeling / feedback from my stone / razor, but it's a guarantee for me for a good edge nowadays.


PS a quarter hollow vintage Henckels has blown me out of the water with its' buttery smooth edge, easiest shave I've ever had
An old Bartmann Manganese steel I inherited that gave me some trouble in the past honed up really sweet this way too.

Full hollows are nice, near wedges too, but I really love that quarter hollow feel
I have a couple of quarter hollow Grelots that need some love, I bet they'll hone up really well too.