Thread: Belgian Coticule as finishing stone?

Plus one holi i have been using the same bbw with slurry 75 to150 laps and same on yellow with water and results are smooth and plenty sharp enough i do 5 to 10 laps on chr.5 only if i'm happy woith shave of my yellow

Originally Posted by holli4pirating

I recently got a BBW and a cotucule, and, with limited experience, I have had some success. I have been setting bevels on a King 1K, moving to the blue with slurry, going to the blue with just water, and then the coticule with water.

While I have not honed many razors, I will say this progression seems to be working for me. Yesterday I used a 6/8 ish, wedgie blade and got an amazing shave shave after one pass with and one pass against the grain and some cleaning up here and there. I have also noticed that I am left with no irritation, even in the areas where I did the cleaning up.

Sharp and smooth, and I can't wait to hone more.

Ditto on the progression.
The coticule certainly gives a smooth close shave but I do like my Chinese 12k to finish off.
I'm just an icing on the cake type of guy.

Maybe buy an Escher one day

Originally Posted by onimaru55

Ditto on the progression.
The coticule certainly gives a smooth close shave but I do like my Chinese 12k to finish off.
I'm just an icing on the cake type of guy.

Maybe buy an Escher one day

+1 on the 12k, I like it as a finisher too!

There is almost no better stone than a Belgian Coticule. All you need is good strop and a nice coticule. You will be set for life.