Quote Originally Posted by Tim View Post
Hi Bart,

We 're fellow countrymen, indeed! I'm living in Dendermonde, so that's not too far away from Heist-op-den-berg! It'd be great to attend one of the shaving nights and get to know other straight razor shavers... I don't smoke cigars, but wouldn't say no to a glass of whisky

BTW, at present I don't feel like I've received a bad coticule or so... Probably it's just me who's doing something wrong... Tomorrow, I'll fetch the sanding paper and give the lapping a try. I started this thread to find out if it's possible to see the difference between a "good" and "bad" coticule in some way, for example through a microscope or so... As the honing results are not there yet, I might eventually feel the urge to buy a "kosher" coticule though... it's starting to itch

Thanks for the invitation!

Tim
As far as I'm aware of, quality differences between coticules are not readily to be seen under a microscope. I'll keep you posted when our next shaving night is due. You can bring your coticule, and be able to compare it's honing behavior with more other coticules than you ever wanted.
Cigar smoking is recommended, but not required.

Hartelijke groeten,

Bart.