In Praise of the Unicot Method
I've only been honing for a short time, but I find it to be a fun and rewarding hobby. I opted for the coticule route as opposed to a set of synthetics knowing that I would be confronted with a slightly steeper learning curve. Until recently, I had been using the dilucot method exclusively with frustratingly hit-or-miss results. But about three weeks ago I shifted to the unicot method and it has consistently been giving me great edges on the ebay specials that I buy to practice. In addition, my unicot edges are generally much smoother and sharper than my dilucot edges that manage to pass the HHT. I look forward to eventually mastering the dilucot, but at the moment, I'm loving the unicot :).
