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Funny thing, tried another vintage combo Coti,

The coti side felt smoother than the bbw side this time and also shaved better/smoother than the bbw side

Both sides can work, guess you really...

Yes, it was very apparent while honing on both sides that the BBW felt MUCH smoother to touch.
Not that necessarily means it's smoother, but going by simple markers one would think so and I seem to...

They most certainly are, I think they shave effectively like a wedge but feel more smooth like a hollower razor, they're fun razors to use.






Today I took an old Böker razor that as...

Ballistol washes off really easy with just water for me. I hone above my sink, so that helps as well. The only downside is the smell, it stinks a little.


However, the natural combo Coticule I...

To add to the discussion on BBWs,

I got a few old coti/bbw stones that seems to have been used with oil. Ergo, I tried a BBW on water vs BBW on oil comparison.

Finishing on oil seems to smooth...

Tried another one of my vintage combo Coticules.

The BBW side delivered outstanding results, rivaling and bettering my Escher edges.
Very fine and slow BBW side.

Very keen shaves and very skin...

Here's an attempt at a surface picture of my La Grise's BBW side, gray - purple tints

https://i.imgur.com/SJFgSQI.jpg

I finished with regular edge leading strokes, I forgot about the stropping stroke to finish.

Very good results nonetheless!

I took a Swedish frameback that was finished on my La Grise Coti and finished it on the La Grise BBW on water. (Natural combo stone)

It delivered a very smooth, very sharp and very skin friendly...

Absolutely! I'll be trying it for sure

I've done plenty of BBW vs Coti edge test shaves, my Coticules are mostly La Grise characteristic stones

For my personal finding I get a smoother shave from my Coticules.

Both edges are...