Thread: Coticule and what i think

Originally Posted by hoglahoo

Maybe we need a "Nakayama and what I think thread"

I think they're bloody expensive

paid $60 for my coti/bbw combo. I doubt I will get anything else for a while.

Originally Posted by JimmyHAD

For that you could get a nearly mint Dubl Duck Goldedge

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I for one know that I love my coticule. Not just because it turned me on to narrow hones or that it costs $3. It is what it is, and does as it does; and it is a terrific stone.
So I like the way it works, I can enjoy shaving right off the stone, - an interesting jumping off point; a standard or something-

(8K shapton is not really interesting) synthetics are very cool,excellent but that's it

The garnet is non-friable. I know what that means, but using garnet sandpaper will make you think they are... so i'm not sure what friable means sometimes.

The abrasives of Japanese stones are friable so there is not so much (as far as I know) the idea of slurry dulling, rather that slurry is friing getting finer

Originally Posted by hi_bud_gl

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I have brought 5 restored razors from this chap and one was a 6/8 duble duck and trust me when he says near new they are mint and i highly recomend. They come totaly shave ready and he uses 4k 8k and finishes on 12k kitiyama and i do believe he is now finishing on diamond paste 0.5 .25. That is it . he told me he as never used coti etc

Originally Posted by kevint

The abrasives of Japanese stones are friable so there is not so much (as far as I know) the idea of slurry dulling, rather that slurry is friing getting finer

So the Nakayama would probably make for a finer edge with slurry ? A coticule that you like is hard to beat @ $3.00.

I no people see this all the time.All the vendors that sell yellow coticule say how easy it is to get a very fine edge of coticule all you do is create a very fine slurry and away you go That is in the adds such as cs if you read . When i got mine i have done exactly that honed on slurry stroped and shaved. tpt feels good every time but whilst shaving i find resistants and never had a great shave straight of slurry Does any one actualy shave straight of yellow slurry? that is all i need to no. i tryed many times an still the same. Finishing by diluting to water as i no does improve or slotting bbw in then water on yellow improves quite alot paste helps i carn't understand why blue slurry produces better sharper edge than yellow slurry edge. That does confuse me. I love honing on slurry it feels great this is why i keep trying but does'nt work for me.

Originally Posted by gary haywood

I no people see this all the time.All the vendors that sell yellow coticule say how easy it is to get a very fine edge of coticule all you do is create a very fine slurry and away you go That is in the adds such as cs if you read . When i got mine i have done exactly that honed on slurry stroped and shaved. tpt feels good every time but whilst shaving i find resistants and never had a great shave straight of slurry Does any one actualy shave straight of yellow slurry? that is all i need to no. i tryed many times an still the same. Finishing by diluting to water as i no does improve or slotting bbw in then water on yellow improves quite alot paste helps i carn't understand why blue slurry produces better sharper edge than yellow slurry edge. That does confuse me. I love honing on slurry it feels great this is why i keep trying but does'nt work for me.

Whether Bart's conclusions that the slurry on the yellow dulls while it cuts is correct of not I don't pretend to know for sure but that appears to be what is happening. I have done well diluting the slurry or just using the blue/slurry and then the yellow with water only. I haven't experimented with shaving after the yellow/slurry without finishing on the yellow with water only. If shaving after the yellow with water is better then I would stick with that.

Originally Posted by hi_bud_gl

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That looks like the same one that brought the $1000.00 bid yesterday. I guess the buyer was restored to sanity. I have a round and a square point goldedge that I paid around $100 each for. Not quite as minty but not far from it.

Originally Posted by JimmyHAD

Whether Bart's conclusions that the slurry on the yellow dulls while it cuts is correct of not I don't pretend to know for sure but that appears to be what is happening. I have done well diluting the slurry or just using the blue/slurry and then the yellow with water only. I haven't experimented with shaving after the yellow/slurry without finishing on the yellow with water only. If shaving after the yellow with water is better then I would stick with that.

Thats what i am finding bbw/ yellow works good. I have just dulled razor again yellow slurry honed diluted to water and razor passes hht very good so that method also is looking ok jim how many laps do you average on yellow for touch ups with water ?

So I've stressed my tiny coticules with 15 razors during the past three days.
Anything from getting nicks out to polishing - and
I just love the noise!!!...and they work really well, even with french steel.
Time to get a decent size, me thinks.