Snake, Screw up that reptilian courage, read up on the methods and give it a go. If it's a combo stone, try the BBW side too. Since trying a couple, I set bevels on other stones, but for everything up to finishing, I like the coti best so far. Yes, there's a learning curve. There's a curve to other stones too. Finishing, I'm still struggling. A few times the coti finish rivaled the jnat, but not as easily or consistently - so sometimes I switch to the jnat. You'll probably like the coti alot.

(don't ask Utopian how many he has