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After nearly 2 months I came to the conclusion that my best finished edge is achieved by finishing my razors on the 20K under running water and then onto a Coticule under running water.

You get...

Took my 2 Swedish framebacks BBW vs 20K in a direct shave comparison.

They shave almost identical, both are plenty sharp and smooth.

My only noticeable difference is that the BBW is...

My last shave was not from a Swedish frameback and was finished on the 20K dry.

Damn, that edge was like butter.

I'm not sure if either it wasn't as keen as the BBW or because of the difference...

To conclude my findings I've tried another BBW: wow! I have always used natural combo coti/bbw stones, but now used a sole BBW.

About a decade ago I purchased a sole BBW from Ardennes after the...

Not really, just rubbing some razors on it.


However, I have no honest clue how my great-grandfather got his stone so glazed/burnished, aside from maybe a lifetime's use. I'm starting to think...

Yes! I've come to that very same conclusion so I can totally confirm this. The more I use them dry, the better they 'fill the stone' the nicer the finish.

My great-grandfather's Coticule and BBW...

Out of all the edges between the 20K, different Coticules and BBWs, Eschers and boxed Thuringers, my BBW comes out the best in a side by side comparison of all the aforementioned for my personal...

I've tried many things on Coticules and also find my best edges come from dry honing. Controversial to many, but I've found the edges to be excellent for my personal taste. I prefer them over oil or...

I tried this and it certainly worked! Wonderful edge.


All things considered, for me personally, I feel that adding a bit of slack to my strop while lightly stropping on canvas and with a bit of...

Possibly a feathered edge, I always strop on dovo white paste though. I do feel the leather "fixed" or added something for me, in any case shave was marvelous.

The 20K is incredibly smooth, but in...

Hmm, this is my final verdict

I changed my stropping technique a bit. With a bit of slack in the strop and more pressure on the razor and it did great things for my 20K finish.
Not something I...

The more I make a direct comparison between the 2 during the shave, the more I agree, the Coti edge is truly outstanding, smooth and kind on the skin!

My 20K has been used a pre-finisher for my...

After shaving with a couple Coticule edges I have a newfound love for them, I'm experimenting with 2 Coticules that I know deliver good edges. As other Coticules seem to be a hit or a miss for me.
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While nothing beats the Coticule in smoothness of shave, the 20K comes very close but feels crisp in comparison during the shave. Which is a testament to the Coticule's extreme smoothness, because...

I agree, the 20K works. Consistent, easy results. It's a beautiful thing.

My Swedish frameback took a killer edge from the 20K, very very smooth and very keen. Outstanding shave. (Pre-finisher...

Ooops!

I've finished 2 other razors of my 7day set on the 20K and will test shave with them soon, I'll keep yinz posted.

It's funny because I always felt I was missing something in my...

After shaving with them a bit more, I decided to re-visit my 20K stone as I felt there was still a slight improvement to be made.

I did extra strokes, actually quite a bit of strokes under running...

I'm a Coticule user at heart, especially since the razor hone I inherited from my great-grandfather is a natural combo Coticule. I also visited Bart and he taught me how to hone on a Coticule and how...

Took my 7 day set of Heljestrands and took out 3 razors to do some testing / comparing on.

I took these razors through a Naniwa synthetic progression finishing on the 12K Naniwa to even the...

I decided to pull the trigger on one, I knew it was only going to be a matter of time, HAD n'at

I've been messing around with a lot of different finishes on my razors with Escher, Coticules and Naniwas.

But have found that a finish off of the 12K Naniwa followed by the dovo black pasted...