Thread: What can I do with a Coticule?

Guys, thanks for all of your input. This has been a big help. I guess while I read some, I didn't read enough. Special thanks to the directions to coticule.be. Not sure how I missed this. It is very well written and would have saved me some mistakes had I read it first. I understand the coti process much better now. Well, alas, I am a newb and I am learning.

With respect to the bad things I've done, yes, I tried to touch up my blade with slurry. The good news is, I'll never do that again.

Following Wedward's advice, I took a hundred or so laps with just water (20 laps at a time). I am seeing noticeable improvement. I think I've got more work to do, but I think it's coming around.

In retrospect, I think the biggest issue I had was figuring out where to jump into the process when touching up a blade. I guess part of it's experience knowing just how unsharp or dull the blade is and how much work is required. Again, I'm learning. I've also certainly learned when to use slurry and when not to.

Bottom line, I am certainly glad this forum exists and that you guys are so responsive in your advice so that folks like me can learn this stuff. Kudos to Lynn et al for the vision and commitment to this site.

When i got my first coticule two years a go i touched up my razor with a slurry. I could not even shave arm hair i thought what!. Then some one told me to do 100 laps with water. The razor was much better not as shave ready as i would of liked. Thats were the diluting comes in between. Water alone will not undue the slurry dulling you caused in the first place. Diluting the slurry gradualy will in crease the keeness nicley water will polish even better . I now produce the smoothest edges ever using two very good coticules. I use one for setting my bevel as it cut's extremly fast. My other coticule is great finisher i use this to refine and polish. It took alot of trial and error before i could get magical edges of the coticule but it was worth it. Just keep practicing you will see. Barts coticule.be and his experiance has been a god sent with out it i would never of achieved these kind of edges.