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I normally do a little 2 micron CBN slurry on some balsa or felt straight off the coticule, then some stropping and im good to go.

I detected more then a bit of snark in "let’s not forget that magical Belgian Coticule."

Yes the spine stays in contact with the stone.

I'm going to disagree.

Coticule is the way to go, you can go from near bevel set to finish on one stone..... So why the hate? ( they're pretty easy to identify at least a range of grit and cutting...