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For an academic I find it comical that you have a stone you've just bought, yet what you think of it is based on others' opinions and not your own experience.

And you are very fickle to change...

Fair enough. I personally think you would have been better off with a 4/8 Norton, but if the bout is working for you thats excellent news.

Had you only wanted to maintain 3 razors, a barber hone...

Exactly. The coti is an incredible stone, and I have seen some true beauties, my favourites being natural combos with the black manganese dots and lines.

They are truly awesome stones and I...

Im not anti coticule either, however I would not recommend it as a stone to start out with to someone learning to hone. Firstly a good sized one is quite expensive, more than a 4K/8K or a Nani 3/8K....

No problem Sham, glad to hear your experience - Ive been polishing a mere 2 years, honing for less than 1 year.

Out of interest what do you use before the Escher?

I meant the other way round! Go from a Nani 12K to an Escher as opposed to an 8K to an Escher.

I thought you meant the edge would not be as good using an 8K to Escher, rather than your take on...

Glen I appreciate what you are saying. I for one am not saying one is better than the other and indeed complement Jimmy's post and agree that IME the coticule works better for me prior to the...

I have only used two different cotis - my third, a vintage, is currently on its way to me.

I believe the Escher which I have, a Barber's Delight, definitely improves the edges of the cotis which I...