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Yes, that's pretty much the conclusion I came to as well. So if you are experiencing slurry dulling with your coti you are most likely not using it properly.

James.

I never really understood the nagura progression thing to be frank, except as a traditional way to hone and as a cheaper way to hone. The way I see it it is just a normal honing progression with...

Yes, that is true isn't it? Garnets are already basically soccer ball in shape, so too many rolling around in a slurry (whether smoothed out or not) would possibly prevent the steel contacting the...

Thinking about it a bit more. You'll have to forgive me since, although I have owned a few over the years, I've never really looked into coticules in any kind of depth.

First, if it is true that...

OK, I can work with that as a definition. My question is then why? What is going on that undiluted slurry is not increasing the sharpness/smoothness? Is it providing a barrier between the edge and...

What's in a slurry? It has to be water plus stuff from the hone plus, as you work the razor, teeny tiny bits of metal, right?

The stuff from the hone can only be the abrasive particulates plus the...