Thread: A questionable edge: Advice sought.

I bought an 8x3 combo coticule off of TheTopher back when he was on the forums. He knows his way around a hone and he sold it to me because it could get a razor sharp but not scary sharp (his words) like his Shapton 16k.

It turned out to be the best cutting coticule I've had (out of many) for a compromise between speed and smoothness. The edge is quite comfortable and sharp enough for me to shave with. OTOH, I have a pink combo coticule that is way faster cutting but not as smooth. Some others maybe smoother but slower. Interesting stuff. Also Eschers that get the edges sharper and smoother IME.

When you say you are using Bart's method does that include the bevel setting with slurry ? You might re-read Bart's tutorial on that. He says that it requires both skill and time and the time will depend on both the honer's skill and the cutting quality of the individual stone. Lots of variables in the mix.