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AWESOME! I don't mean awesome in the sense that I've mastered the Coti and had the most comfortable shave of all time. The shave was much better than any if my earlier attempts at the Coti, however...

I have seen the "avoid getting hung up on scratch pattern" advice before and try not to. I will try your example #1 with my next razor. I tend to use a layer of tape anyways and adding a second...

First off let me thank everyone here, all your advice and opinions are very educating.

So I've decided to narrow my focus on a few things. First the next razor that touches my 1K won't leave it...

@ Euclid440: I haven't been honing very long, but I'm patiant and persistant (If I wasn't my incredibly understanding wife would never have married me:)) and I've made good progress. I have honed...

So what does the bevel look like once your done on the finishing stone? Is there a small scratch pattern left from the natural, as opposed to the mirror finish you get from the 8K? I'm going to...

Yes I've tried the Coti after the 8K with water only. I find that the Coti removes the mirror finish that I get from the 8K. I've also tried coming off the 8K and raising a slurry on the Coti then...

So I've recently started honing and I've got a small coticle, two PHIGS, what is suspected to be a LI, and a Norton 1k and the 4/8k combo. I've tried all the "finishing" stones and I find that the...