Thread: Uneven hone?

Hi,
I received a new coticule today (6x2), I noticed that it is pretty lopsided- one side is over 1/16 taller than the other, so the stone has a noticeable slant in it (ie, the "right" 6-inch side is taller than the "left" 6-inch side). I also have a BBW which is square on all sides.

Is this common for coticules, and would this cause honing problems? I'm wondering if the two different angles between the BBW and the coticule will throw off my honing muscle memory, since I'd need to hold the razor at different angles between the BBW and the coticule.

Chief

I see it as a no problem; but you can correct it gradually as you lap.

the feel you learn is the razor on the hone, exactly where that resides in space does not matter- see hand held honing where the position of the hone is always in motion.

As long as the suface is flat, that's all that matters. If you hold the hone in your hand when you hone, you can rotate it enough to make it level or else the hand holding the razor will compensate anyway. If you hone with the stone on a table, you could shim it with folded paper to bring it closer to level. Either way, it shouldn't be a problem.

Personally, I would not try to correct it through lapping. That wouldn't be worth the trouble.

My 8x2 coticule has a noticable slant to it as well, the one end is 1 mm or 2 higher than the other. It doesn't affect it at all. I hold my hone in my hand when I use them, so any difference in levelness would be irrelevant anways. As long as it's lapped flat it's good to go!

We at Ardennes Coticule are aware of this problem.
All stones are hand made from A to Z (with using wet saws and some other tools).
I'm sure you guys understand that it's very difficult to make stones that are equal and perfect in all dimensions.

The dimension that are given by us are always with 1-3 mm play on them.

All that matters is that the honing surface is flat.

Originally Posted by ArdennesCoticule

We at Ardennes Coticule are aware of this problem.
All stones are hand made from A to Z (with using wet saws and some other tools).
I'm sure you guys understand that it's very difficult to make stones that are equal and perfect in all dimensions.

The dimension that are given by us are always with 1-3 mm play on them.

All that matters is that the honing surface is flat.

Hi,
Been using the hone for awhile, and esp. since I'm holding it in one hand (vs putting it on the table), it hasn't been a problem at all. Thanks for the reply,

Chief