Thread: Hello!

Originally Posted by Aerdvaark

Coticules? I would steer clear of them while you are newish to razors. Why? IMO they perform terribly unless you get one that has been previously determined to work well with a razor. Stick with synthetics and jnats(razor grade). I bought a coti early on in my razor career that was new stock. Garbage on all levels, after getting my refund I then had to listen to this vendor screaming at me telling me how stupid I was and that I didn't know what I was doing. Well, it's been a year and a half since then and I have gained quite a bit more experience since then and still feel the same about my rock. There are some good ones though and I believe they are only the old used ones that come up for sale in different places . I even bought a more expensive select grade coticule after my initial non select purchase. It isn't much better but at least it does not tear chunks out of my blade and gives an ok polish.

Gotcha ... I read some of your posts about it and it seemed VERY complicated. But when u say take chunks of steel out, I'm running for the hills lol

Well don't just take my word for it, some people report to getting the best shaves ever out of them. I just don't see it on any level. There are people here with a lot more experience than I have. Then on the other hand we have jnats, I've been buying them off e bay pretty blindly and have not received a dud yet. They all produce fantastic shaving edges. The only thing about jnats other than their ability to cut is their toxic veins and inclusions. Even still, those are manageable most of the time.

Originally Posted by bumpy

Gotcha ... I read some of your posts about it and it seemed VERY complicated. But when u say take chunks of steel out, I'm running for the hills lol

I did not read the posts, but coticules are not complicated. Synthetics are more predictable because one hone of a particular grit will be virtually identical to another hone of that same grit, so it is easier for us to give advice about a synthetic. However, coticules have been used for sharpening for over a millennium. They have been one of the go to hones for straight razors pretty much for as long as straight razors have existed.

Like any natural hone, there can be variation from one to the next, but coticules are a great option for razors.

Speaking of coticules I believe ,ll go out to the truck now and load up a couple f coticules to make the trip with,, what about that Ron? And I,ll try not to scare you again with a misinterpreted comment! Tc

Originally Posted by tcrideshd

Speaking of coticules I believe ,ll go out to the truck now and load up a couple f coticules to make the trip with,, what about that Ron? And I,ll try not to scare you again with a misinterpreted comment! Tc

Didn't scare me a bit. I love criticism. But who's Ron?

Ron is Utopian.

I used to live in Lafayette. Without a doubt the best food in the world.

Originally Posted by rolodave

Ron is Utopian.

I used to live in Lafayette. Without a doubt the best food in the world.

The absolute best!

Originally Posted by bumpy

But who's Ron?

Maybe it's just me, but that doesn't sound as good as, "Who is John Galt?"