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Sham, I'm sorry, I've long since lost the ability to follow this train of reasoning.

As I understand it now, your intent is to show how to use the coti after the bevel being set on a different...

Dilucot honing method - home of the famous Belgian Coticule Whetstone

Ah ha!
Well, i wouldn't (normaly) use a coticule with just water to set a bevel either.... sheesh!

The entire purpose of using the dilucot method is to do exactly that.
That's why we al keep...

I feel the same about what those old timers got up to. I'm currently running a bunch of "experiments" (if you will) with a series of strops based on a lot of information found in those books. Not...

You're preaching to the choir, buddy: The Library
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Words of wisdom as always, Jimmy.:beer2:

Sorry, my photos aren't turning out very good.

I will try to asnwer your original question, which as a learning experience I thought I'd try.


No, i personaly have not read of it in historical...

On the water, in noticed a faint grey tinge come into the water after the first set of 20 half strokes, and slowly build to a certain density over the next couple of sets, but it always stayed quite...

I'm sorry, maybe I wasn't clear: I'm still not there with the one done on the water method, and the one I've done using the Dilucot method is done. Ready to go. In 12 minutes. (My best time yet)...

Alrighty then...
I'm not impressed with the water method.... I'm at the 25 minute mark, and it's still lacking keenness. I still can't get a HHT reading, even after 20 laps on linen. It'll SAH, but...

OK, I'm game.

Here's what I've got, two identical razors, both 6/8 HG Shapleigh, both almost brand spankin' NOS
I'll dull 'em both, and start using Bart's Dilucot procedure with one, and Sham's...