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I'm pleased (and, I confess, a little surprised) that you went with the Unicot method. There will be bumps along the way. Any setback will, after some reflection, deepen your understanding. I...

I just re-read the Unicot directions I have. You are correct -- Bart does not direct the use of tape until the final two steps of the method.

I guess I need to back off telling you to follow the...

The Unicot directions I have, which I think were originally posted by Bart on this site, say to use one layer of tape with steps one and two (slurry, slightly diluted slurry), then two layers for the...

First, the pictures are a great help.

Your slurry is too thick. Milk, not curdled cream. The first picture showed a perfect slurry. Then you thickened it excessively. This dulled the edge faster...

I don't know if Louis Armstrong would have been a great guitar player. I don't know if you would have been better off getting just a yellow coticule rather than a combo stone. I don't know how much a...

You, sir, sound like a very wise father.

IMHO, you are overthinking the whole process. You are manufacturing boogeymen (the tape, having to redo the initial bevel, etc., etc.) when there is no need to. In so doing, you are multiplying...

Bart, as you have learned, is the best. The time, effort, and wisdom he has put into helping folks like you and me deserves public acknowledgment.

It's easy to get lost, confused, and...