Thread: Why do I need a Coticle?

Am I the only one who's utterly confused by the $300-400 part?

Who told you Coticules are that expensive? You can get one of perfectly usable size for razors for far less. I'd say that even for a beginning honer at 150x50mm stone would be plenty big and that's 87 Euro at Ardennes.

With some practice, a considerably smaller hone is perfectly usable. 125x40, for example, is only 41 Euro.

Of course, that's if you NEED a rectangle. If you can make do with a Bout, an enormous Bout 10 (85-100 square cm) for 110 euro.

So if you're curious about a coticule, you don't have to drop that much on one. And if you're curious enough to go through this thread, then you're almost certain to buy one.