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Well sounds a great excuse to buy more soap and another shaving brush - as I can claim them as "honing equipment".
oh guys you are key enablers of the most excellent kind.

Yeah inherited it with some decent honewear on the heel. What looks like wear on the tang is just how the Gotta's cut. Angled the same both sides.

Beautiful stone there mate.

My vintage coticule, which I believe is La Veinette is more audible and gives a very crisp edge. So far I think I prefer most edges I get from the La dressante.
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Mate I think you're right. I'll need to start concentrating harder on the transition from softness to stickiness. Is there a marked difference or do you feel it as more subtle?...as I understand...

Noticed this sensation on and off when honing and today noticed the 'on' times are mainly experienced with one particular stone (sold to me as a La Dressante) at a particular stage in the honing...