Thread: That took longer than I though.

I personally think the coticule is a great hone once the bevel is set. I haven't had much luck setting a bevel with a coti as they are slow cutters. I would suggest using the 1000 Naniwa SS to set the bevel then move on to the coti.

The coticule I first used was a select 1 5/8"x4" and tried both the dilicot and unicot method, my best results were from using the dilucot method. It took a little while to get the hang of using slurry but once I got it figured out my edges started turning out much better. I'm currently using a select coticule bout that is 3 3/4"x4 3/4" but am using the 'one stone honing' technique illustrated by gssixgun in these videos and turning out some sweet edges:

gssixgun coticule 1 stone honing part 1 wmv
gssixgun coticule 1 stone honing part 2 wmv

The technique used will largely depend on the size coticule you have. Also once you have a good bevel and figure out how to use slurry with a coticule it should take no longer that 15-20 minutes to finish the razor. Be patient and practice, practice, practice, it will come to you.