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I've spent so many hours this week looking at hones, and I'm sooooo close to ordering a coticule from Howard. There's not really a point to this thread, I just had to vent the HAD. I want I want I want! It's amazing how badly one can want something as simple as some scratchy rock:thinking:
I feel your anxiety and it's warranted . . . I've only been attempting to hone for the last few months and I've already accumulated a 4K/8K Norton, two coticules (one small vintage and one new one), a thuringian, a Swaty, a Chinese 12K, and a DMT1200. Oh, and a pasted paddle strop.
Careful, or this might become your future!
Do it. Now. :)
Josh
Lmao, thanks Josh.
It's not a question of whether I will get one, it's just when. I think I'll end up first with one of the smaller coticules, then eventually something with a lower grit when I get better. I'd like to get to the point where I can get good razors into shave readiness, plus knives. I want to put those stupid knife sharpening jigs to shame:D
I think Josh answered your "when" question as well - "Now" :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Quick Orange
well, what can I say - i know what you mean by 'wanting something so badly' - no point resisting it for too long.
No offense, but buying a yellow coticule does not qualify as HAD yet.
I have 2 nortons, a flattening stone, a yellow /blue belgian combo, a small yellow bout, an unnamed coarse stone and a belgian blue.
The latter 2 stones I picked up at a flea market, the small bout I got from my mother, and the others I just bought for a reasonable price.
They serve different purposes (1 for taking out nicks, 1 for honing and 1 for finishing)
So even that does not qualify as HAD. Especially since I haven't bought a hone in almost a year.
True HAD is when you start spending > 400 dollar for your 2nd yellow / green escher or 3d japanese natural stone. And when you have it you want another. and another, and 300 dollar is a bargain... :w
It's HAD for me because I can't quit thinking about it. It's silly to think of rocks all day, especially when I've got waaaay more important stuff to think of.
I'll have an order in to Howard by this weekend:D
What more important things? :D
Josh
Allergies for one- my nasal passages are dripping:td
I've got a test for a new job coming up too, so we'll see how that goes:shrug:
Pshaw! These things pale in comparison...
Nasal drip is a common symptom of HAD, by the way. :)
Josh
the sooner you buy the coticule the sooner you can focus on your test...
Ok, here's what I'm thinking of getting: D8E Continuous Diamond 1200 and the 4x1.2 coticule. I have a pasted paddle from Tony with .5 micron on it that I can finish with.
Thoughts? Suggestions?
Those hones should compliment your Norton nicely. Do you have a Norton flattening stone? If not, I highly recommend the DMT 325 for lapping. It makes the whole process painless and neat. Plus it leaves a great surface on the Norton... :)
Josh
But I don't have a Norton:shrug:
Oh, sorry about that. :)
In that case, these hones will give you great edges with some practice. You might want to get a cotigura rubbing stone, too, since you're not planning to get a Belgian blue. The cotigura will let you build a slurry on the coticule, which will help you get those 1200-grit scratches out faster.
I think you'll probably end up wanting the blue later, and ordering it now would save you on shipping... :)
Feed the HAD.
Josh
i originally ordered the blue with my coticule, but then i my focus switched from collecting hones to minimizing the hone collection, so i had emailed Howard to drop the blue from my order. Well I ended up getting the blue in my package and asked Howard what we could do. He sweet talked me into keeping it and i don't think i'll regret it.
Focus on the test ... get the job ... then you can afford lots of stones!! :tuQuote:
Originally Posted by edk442
Meh, aced the test. It wasn't nearly what I thought it was. Everything was over policy and procedure, and I'm fluent in bureaucracy:D
Ok, so say I get a blue too. Do I still need the cotigura?
Bumpity :D:w
The cotigura is pretty much essential, in my opinion. It is necessary if you don't get the blue, because you'll want to make a slurry on the coticule to polish out the coarse scratches.
You'll also want to make a slurry if you get the blue, because the blue is painfully slow otherwise.
You could make a slurry with the yellow on the blue; since the yellow is harder, it won't wear too much.
But I vote for the cotigura. :)
Josh