Thread: Coticule HELP!!

the bevel will be gleaming after 8k norton after coticule does'nt produce such a shiny bevel. i've used nortons and coticules. if honed corectly on 4k/8k you will get a great shave. the coticule should only be used with water as slurry can have a dulling efect if to dense you could rub your coticule twice only to produce the finest slurry diluted with water and do say 50 laps and a further 75 on plain water that should create a nice freindly edge not much sharper but a little more comfortable.

If you're finishing after the 8K, you do not want slurry @ that stage. Due to the shape of the garnets tumbling around in the slurry, they will actually eat away at the very edge of the bevel, dulling it. (This is also why it's impossible to overhone on a coticule w/ slurry--the garnets will eat the wire edge before it forms.) The only time you really want slurry is if you're doing an all-in-one honing method (Bart's website is the best place for info if you want to try that--it's fun & he's a coticule expert).

If you're using it as a finisher, you only want water. Try 30 light x-strokes after the 8K & see if that works. The exact lap count will depend on the speed of your coticule (they're all different), but 30 should usually be plenty for finishing. You could also test shave off the 8K 1st & then go to the coticule so you can feel the difference.