Thread: Combo coticule conundrum

I just finished lapping a vintage coticule non-natural combo stone that is a reverse image of yours: The yellow is about as thin in appearance as the blue side of yours. The yellow on mine was about as dished as yours. I lapped both sides without any major worry. It turned out to be a very usable stone on both sides. I would not mount yours on glass but use both sides.

I periodically rinsed the lapping plate and stone when lapping the dickens out of the dished yellow side into a small plastic bucket. I waited for the yellow slurry/mud to settle and poured off the clear water. The water has evaporated and left me some nice coticule powder to play with.

Chris L

I actually did the same thing! It makes great razor polishing paste, don't it?

Originally Posted by joke1176

I actually did the same thing! It makes great razor polishing paste, don't it?

Yes it does.

Chris L

To Joke1176

Thanks for you reply.

Thanks for the stats but as I said, a yellow Belgium coticule will hone a straight razor better than any Spydeco product yet marketed. It is less expensive, more flexible and has centuries of satisfied customers.

Oh, bye the way, if you think grit size is critical, at what point does critical become too sharp.

I suggest that for MR AVERAGE, the yellow coticule defines the NORM. Whatever that grit size might be.

Sometimes it's hard to better the best.

Originally Posted by English

To Joke1176

Thanks for you reply.

Thanks for the stats but as I said, a yellow Belgium coticule will hone a straight razor better than any Spydeco product yet marketed. It is less expensive, more flexible and has centuries of satisfied customers.

Oh, bye the way, if you think grit size is critical, at what point does critical become too sharp.

I suggest that for MR AVERAGE, the yellow coticule defines the NORM. Whatever that grit size might be.

Sometimes it's hard to better the best.

Am I imagining things? What happened to your rant? One minute it was there and I came back to respond and it was gone. I did just come back in from fighting with 14" tall grass using a stupid electric lawnmower in 90 degree weather, so I could have been hallucinating

Chris L

Thanks Chris,

I was over the top and so I deleted it. I don't even have the sunshine as an excuse but the grass does keep growing.

Sorry for stirring the hormones.

Regards....Peter

No problem, Peter. Whew, I'm not going out of my mind. Well, I'm not imagining things anyway; well, not related to this post anyway.

Chris L

I missed the rant-boat, eh?

Probably for the best anyhow, you can't change someone's opinion of something they firmly believe in. Not on an internet forum anyhow. In person, with physical results mebbe...

As it goes right now, I'm not set on any one hone or series of hones.... Whatever works for you friends!


But the grit vs. shave argument should be moved over to the shapton 16K to 30K threads. See how it fares over there.








p.s. Spyderco FTW!!! *ducks*