Thread: 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 .

Glad to hear you are having some sweet success.

I always aim for a perfect dilucot, but sometimes the unicot makes those tough honing sessions work our perfectly.

Lol we all love our coticule pics tho, so post those pics

Ask and ye shall receive. The first stone is the top half of a Les Latneuses hybrid. The second is a combo stone. I don't know what vein it is from.

Awesome stones,

You have a great set up right there and are set. lol as long as you dont start collecting you dont need anything else.


The bottom stone might be a le Veinette but i could be wrong.

Dont be afraid to post your pic in the Belgian brotherhood:
http://straightrazorpalace.com/honin...otherhood.html