Thread: Need Advice for My Stainless

If it shaves arm hair, then you can assume that the bevel is complete.
BUT...
We know nothing about the actual bevel shape. Could be convexed, if whomever "presharpened" it used a pasted belt.
Could have a drifting angle, if it was "presharpened" with the spine lifted slightly above the sharpening stones (which is sometimes done to protect the spine from any wear on a new razor).

This is where the good old "Magic Marker Test" comes in handy. (you can read about it in the wiki) Basically, you color the edge with a waterproof felt tip marker(make sure it's degreased and allow the ink to dry for a minute or two). Next you take the razor to the Coticule with water for a few laps, and check if the marker is removed all the way till the apex. If not, you could add a layer of tape to the spine and check again. Some magnification comes in handy to interpret the results. Even a $5 cheap loupe will do.
If the test doesn't remove the marker at the very tip of the bevel, then it makes no sense doing any honing, other than resetting the bevel first. Maybe your Coticule with slurry is up to that, maybe not. Only one way to find out... If the slurry grays during honing, you can use the Coticule like you would use any 1K/2K hone. (After all, the garnet size of a Coticule is withing that ball park).
In case the MMT test tells you that you need to reset the bevel, I would first drag the razor, edge down, gently over the bottom of a glass jar. This removes the arm shaving capability. (check it and repeat a second "downstroke" if necessary) All you need to do now is to stay on the slurry till the entire edge nicely shaves arm hair again. If you do it that way, you won't have to question that the bevel is fully developed, by the time you finish.
Once you have a good bevel, whether you found it with the MMT or you resetted it yourself, you can raise a fresh and thin slurry on the Coticule and hone with very precize and light strokes, adding a few drops of water every 10 laps, completely washing down the slurry over a total of about 100 laps. After that, rinse the Coticule and do another 100 on water only. Except for doing bevel work, I always add a drop of dish washing soap to the honing water (I don't use a spray bottle, but add water with my fingers).
Finally, strop 60 laps on linen and 60 on clean leather and have a test shave. Depending on the Coticule, the razor and your ability to perform a good honing stroke, you have a fair shot at getting an awesome edge with this method.
If not, let us now, there's one other trick you can still try, before sending it to Lynn.

Hope this helps,
Bart.