Thread: So The Noob Went And Bought A Coticule...

Originally Posted by sheffieldlover

Here's a tip for working with coticules - only start on it after you're done with the 4k. After the coticule, using a finisher is optional.

So you would recommend using the Coti as part of a multi-stone system?

What I was thinking of doing would be to set the bevel with my King 1k, finish w/the C12k (Maybe...), and use the Coti for everything in between. I would start with milky slurry & some medium-pressure circles, and work my way gradually to water & light x-strokes..Then from there I can decide whether I need a finishing stone of not. I doubt I'll use the C12k at first as I really want to see what a Coticule-finished edge feels like!!

Of course I can't do anything yet as it hasn't arrived!! Soon though...

If you haven't already found this Coticules 101 Blog post by zib I found it interesting.

I'm still working on my RAD and have no need to get deeper into HAD so no Coticules for me.

Jonathan

Originally Posted by Datsots

If you haven't already found this Coticules 101 Blog post by zib I found it interesting.

I'm still working on my RAD and have no need to get deeper into HAD so no Coticules for me.

Jonathan

Oh cool, I'll definitely check that out! I'm really encouraged by the results I got today with my new Boker on the Norton 4/8, so I'm hoping to carry these newly-acquired honing skills over to the Coticule.

Originally Posted by jpcwon

So you would recommend using the Coti as part of a multi-stone system?

Going along with what Neil said, first you need to mess with it and see where it fits in. It may be more a finisher or it may be an 'all around' stone. I also agree with what Ryan said about the shaving characteristics. I know, for a fact, that many of the pro barbers in Northern New Jersey , USA, honed their razors on coticules.

Once I began using them I found the edge to be sharp enough and smooth enough for a comfortable shave, but not so 'scary' sharp that I would have worried about cutting a customer if I was a pro barber. I do think that the ... I'll call it mild edge .... of the coticule was the major attraction for those guys.

Not to say that there aren't some coticules and some honers who may be able to get to 'scary' sharp, but I think that is the exception rather than the rule. At least the 20 or so I've had would indicate that to me. Fool with it and see where it fits in. You may really enjoy the edge you get from it.

Cool, thanks for the insight! I'm definitely more a fan of smooth over scary sharp (being a SR newb and all!), so hopefully it fits in well with what I expect out of a blade.

Plus, I just get a lot of joy out of honing, so I think using the Coti will only add to that!