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Personally I like the hard stones for finishing.
A soft coticule (sample size of 5 coticules) releases garnets easily, so there is always fresh abrasive. Which is good for removing metal, but not...

forgot to add: I never commented on ardennes coticules (other than that ther eis no grading system currently), and I think it is a great idea to label coticules according to the layer in which they...

I don't remember if the man was named robert, or if robert was his partner.
But the man I talked to was convinced that DOVO razors come shaveready from the factory, that hairlines don't matter in...

My first coticule is basically useles as a finisher, but I now use it for sharpening my kitchen knives and potato peelers. For that purpose it is ideal and it puts a wicked edge on them.
I've always...

True. The coticule is the most versatile of all.
Used with a thick muddy slurry, it eats away metal at a serious rate. I once took out major nicks and de-warped an edge with a coticule. In only 14...

The most likely difference between new and vintage could be that the quarry owners could be more picky about what they sold. These days there are a lot less mines, with a lot less produce so perhaps...

Can't comment on the thuringian, but I know that the additional fee for a kosher hone is for how it looks.
Kosher coticules ar euniform of color, and as close to white as possible if I recall...