Thread: Recommended size of Coticule?

What is a good working size for a coticule? Since the price goes up as the size goes up, what's a good balance?

I'm looking at a 4.9" x 1.6" for $36.36 or a 5.9" x 2" for $61.15. That's almost double the price but may be much easier to work with. Thoughts?

Tom

Of course it depends what your comfortable working with however the general consensus is that it should be wide enough so that the razor stays on it while doing a straight stroke anotherwords the same width as the razor. As far as length goes probably 6-8 inches.

I would say 150mm-40mm is OK size for straight razor sharpening...

Nenad

If I had to budget on a stone, any stone I do think length is more important than width. You can do an X pattern to make up for a narrow stone but you really need a certain amount of length to set up a decent stoke and still be sure the spine is not raised when honing. On a short stone it seems a little harder to do.

Of course if you want this for just a few touchup strokes that is different, a short one may be just fine. I have a few Belgians and a few Eschers and typically use a 2x8 Belgian and a 1 1/2 x 8 Escher over the other sizes.

Tony

The smaller one will work fine. I have found that an X pattern works best and narrow is fine as most razors are slightly out of straight anyway and will ride the narrow hone better on both sides. See post on other Belgian hone thread.
Monte

I'd say the 6x2 is about right. I wouldn't feel comfortable with a smaller one, but you might be able to make it work for you.

i just want to know where you found a couticle for that price in a 6 by 2 inch size, almost everyone sells that size for 90 dollars or so

Originally Posted by jwoods

i just want to know where you found a couticle for that price in a 6 by 2 inch size, almost everyone sells that size for 90 dollars or so

The 1st post was made on 05-02-2006.