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Nope, I've not tried diamond pastes because they are kind of pricey and I've heard too many people talk about the harshness.

I use chromium oxide from Chris L and some < 0.5 micron red paste from...

I've been saying this a lot lately... when I shave straight off the coticule, I can be quite liberal with my blade angles and pressure and not get any irritation. I think it is partially due to the...

You need to learn how to strop. A 30k hone is not a replacement for a strop!

This may sound stupid, but you are doing the stropping motion and leading with your SPINE and not the edge (as you...

Personally, the coticule is not enough for me.

If I were on a desert island and the only finishing hone I had was a coticule, though, I guess I wouldn't complain too much.

Let me also say that...