Hi all,

maybe my conclusions (teeth ruled out etc.) are wrong, because if I have a look at my honing pattern:
Quote Originally Posted by Martin Adler
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1000 King stone with water,
6000 King stone with water,
8000 King stone with water,
Blue Belgian coticule with lather,
plain leather strop (I don't use pasted strops).
I'd maybe better interpret the mechanism in the following way:

After establishing an edge with the 1000 and 6000 and polishing it with the 8000 I add striations to it with the coticule having a grit of about 4000-6000.

This could explain my success in always freshing up razors on the coticule only when they begin to become dull and need some honing.

What is more: Today I didn't use the double X pattern (giving rhombic striations) on the coticule, but only a simple X (giving parallel striations). The result was a stunning HHT. Tomorrow I will see how the razor shaves.

So maybe I am back on the road to belief in teeth

Best regards
Martin