Thread: touching up razor

will acoticule give a keen enough edge for touch up this question goes out to any one who has used one for this purpose. i have a thew but never tryed for touch up i will when razors needs atention. And whats the average laps to do so for a rough guide.

I would use cr.5 oxide after but i would test before i do just to see what coti can give to my edge alone. I also have vintage thuringian barbers hone ch12k 12k naniwa kitiyama believe it or not i never done touch ups as i hone razor before it gets dull i no i should'nt but ilke honing.

This time i will let razor deteriate a little then try touch up on coti first but thats when .

Tough to say on the Coticules they are a natural stone and if used with a slurry it will always be a little different. Finishing on a paste or spray to me is a must do. I finish all my razors with .5 Diamond spray on hard wool felt. If I really want to play with scary sharp I will use the .25 but you got to be careful.

I was thinking of getting some .5 spray. So it goes on hrd wool felt. i have tm 3inch strop would your spear hard wool felts fit my strop .

I love the felt hanging strop Don sells and the 0.5 spray. I especially like it on tougher stainless blades.

If you like the edge you get off of a yellow coticule I would guess you would like the results for touching up if the edge didn't need anymore than that.

I shaved off my coticule for quite some time and really liked the edge. It is certainly plenty keen enough to shave with, and I found it was also a very smooth edge.

I have an extra-extra fine Vintage Coti I have one razor, no tape that I use on that stone...I have touched it up three times in 2 years... In comparison I haven't touched up any other razor in my regular rotation, they haven't needed it yet....

The Coti keeps that razor shaving just fine, nice, smooth, close, shave....
I have another test razor that has only seen a 4/8 Norton for 2 years
Another that is touched up on my 28 year old unknown white stone for 3 years.. (most likely a Arkansas)
Another that has only seen a DD barbers hone for 2 1/2 years
These are test razors too help me keep a perspective on honing....

i'd normaly hone on my man made hones i have finished on coti and no probs. I have honed on realy dull razor using coti slurry dilute ing to water finishing on water and get good results now with practice a bit of paste and even better.but never quite as keen as say 4k/8k then my coti water . so thats why i wonderd if coti would make good touch up hone i will try soon no dout i will be happy

Originally Posted by JimmyHAD

I love the felt hanging strop Don sells and the 0.5 spray. I especially like it on tougher stainless blades.

If you like the edge you get off of a yellow coticule I would guess you would like the results for touching up if the edge didn't need anymore than that.

how many laps do you average for touch ups ?

Originally Posted by gary haywood

how many laps do you average for touch ups ?

No more than 20. Sometimes less. On that paste less is probably definitely more. Light and fast laps.

Originally Posted by JimmyHAD

No more than 20. Sometimes less. On that paste less is probably definitely more. Light and fast laps.

Sorry jim i meant coticule?