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Since this has not been answered, Jim: yes, the yellow w/ slurry cuts faster.

As for using a blue on blue: when I use a "cotigura" - the blue side is softer so I stil get predominantly blue...

Thanks Mike - maybe I read it there then. Hard to keep track what I got where

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Ivo

For the record, Martin claims TI uses exclusively Coticules to finish. He has it on the DVD, I think. It was something like a 2x8 or 2x9 but I may be wrong...

However - I was pretty sure I read...

David

I agree that it may be very hard to give a lesson - it's great that you are so willing to share what you know :tu (I really wish we had other TU choices, this one borders on fruity)

A...

Dam, so you're a honing Haji now! :D

Guess I'm one of the few who have interest to learn and improve but no access to in-person lessons from a legendary honemeister :rant: I know, some people...

Very interesting - thanks for sharing, David!

These guys must have quite the experience, then :D (off-topic - who is Sergio?= should we know more about his experience, etc? - asking just because...

Yannis,

I have used Caswell-Massey almond oil, and maybe some other oils, iirc, on a Belgian: worked very very well, but is a bit messy (compared to the water).

Curtis -
I was so ready to...

The permanent marker is a good one, Kees - but I always seem to forget it until I spend inordinate amount of time :roflmao

Anyway, not sure if I posted this for the Coticule users here (I said...

Glad to hear, Josh :D

Cheers
Ivo

Josh,

It makes sense if you trust / follow the barber manuals :D I do, in general.

However, I think several people here claimed that they had better results using the coticule dry after they...

Telly,

I can only speak for myself - and I am still experimenting.

All I can say, is that dry coticule and Escher have not really given me anything better than what I get with water. It does...

Thank you for this great post, Howard!

I am very glad, because it seems to support my personal impressions. Since Tim posted the photos, I have been experimenting with dry Belgian (and dry Y/G...

Telly,

several things:

1. I am not sure that we can say the (dry) Coticule performed better for shaving purposes - I don't know if Tim shaved with it. It just looked a certain way, is all I can...

More from my experiences / impressions:


lather does seem to give a finer cut with a slow motion. in my experience the edges with lather feel much better on the face than otherwise (dry, water...

Si,

Please share your results when you try it.

I would bet the edge would not shave well, based on my experience. I'll tell you why I think this happens - because as the honing progresses,...