Originally Posted by
majurey
I'm trying to shave straight off the coticule -- my aim is to be able to use BBW/coticule combo and nothing else. I might not get there, but it's fun trying.
I've managed to eliminate the pastes by using coticule with water only, but a lot of the success is highly dependent on a very steady and light honing technique, and careful monitoring of when to move from BBW to coticule. But certainly with my beard, I can get shave ready edges from bbw/coticule technique.
When I'm happy with consistent results, I'm going to try giving up bevel setting with my DMT and using coticule with slurry. The final objective is to go coticule-->bbw-->coticule.
If I ever become satisfied with that progression, I'm gonna blow a huge load of cash on a great coticule/bbw natural combo. And then I'll have the one stone and strop. Old school.