Quote Originally Posted by JimmyH-AD View Post
Years ago a barber told me that if you could scratch the coticule with your fingernail it would be a better hone then if you couldn't. Rob mentioned scratching a soft coticule with the fingernail in one of his posts. So maybe that is one way to tell.
Really? I had to grab my coticule from the bathroom and try this out. Turns out I could scratch it a bit with my fingernail. (I tried on the side of the stone, I wouldn't dare scratch the honing surface) So I guess that means I have a soft one!

Dave