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Thanks for the pointers. Ill give it a go. I know im close now.

And as far as Dr. Matt, hes a little wierd for me but ive watched his vids and have taken notes. He just smiles too damn much and is...

The Coti trip...
I took a German razor that had been finished on a 12K and went back to the 8K stone. Afterwards, I went to the Coti and did around 70 laps under running water. 50 laps on linen and...

Well, I just finished up a small restore and set bevel then up to 8k. Then the Coti. I started to feel the sticking! Kept at it with more water running for another 20-30 passes. Stopped it up and...

Test shaved the Micro bevel on the Coti...

Much better!
Now if it was the Coti micro bevel, or the billion passes on the strop per Dieseld's instructions, I'm not sure. Ha. I hate changing two...

You strop the hell out of a blade my friend. Ha.
Off the hone, I will normally do 50 on linen and 150 of leather. Before a shave I do 100 on leather and after a shave I do 30 on linen to help dry...

Thanks for bringing it up Dieseld.
I sent my stone to Dinnermint and he sent me his stone plus a razor honed on it. Very nice of him to do. He replied after getting mine and said it does have a...

I wouldnt say like gravel but its surely not a smooth feel. Rough but not like a corse grit stone. Kinda bumpy feel even after i lapped the hell out of it.

And yes i agree that i have not put much...

Well thats an offer i cant refuse. It will need to wait until friday. Ill be in touch by PM. Maybe with your wisdom of Coties can figure out if this stone is good or just going to be cut up for...

I will check this next week. Slurry stone. But im mainly using water and feeling the lines in the stone. Ive been in contact with them this entire time. They might be getting tired of me so who know...

Yes it is! You know you want it. Buy it man!

You mean other than Coti? :rofl2:

I'm going to play for a while with this stone and see how it works for me. I've just got a little concern that if its a bad spot in the stone (BTW, No blame on the seller) all it will do is cause me...

Pic of the micro bevel I just did. Touched up the blade with a 12K first to be sure it was as good as it gets, then with one more layer of tape I found it undercutting the water around 50 laps so I...

Jarrod had me lap it over and over and I can still feel a little spot close to the edge of the stone. I've lapped on 400 DMT, 1000DMT and worked my way up to 2500W/D paper on granite tile. I can see...

Thanks for the replys guys. Jarrod told me that the pressure in shipping on unpressurized cargo planes can cause issues like this. He said to give it a good lapping and it should be fine. He was very...

Got a reply from thesuperiorshave and he asked if I felt it in one direction and not the other. Asked if I lapped it. I took it to the kitchen and gave it a go under running water and I do feel it in...

I stropped it up and it feels sharp to the touch and I'll give it the shave test tonight.
Your stone felt smoother than this one, not counting the inclusion as you call it. Now I'm the first to say...

Not going very good with my Coti. I took a Sheffield razor that had a nice edge on it. Killed the edge and went to the 12K just to be sure it was as good as I could make it. Then went to the Coti on...

I'd like to not see any scratches. Well, it will cover them up if they are there. Thanks for the comments. Didn't get a chance today and the wife has half my dayu filled tomorrow so crossing my...

No more keenness but more comfort. Thats what im looking for. Plus a perty bevel!

Will give this a try in the next day. Tomorrow is my friday and its been a long week. Hope to master my Coti tomorrow. OK, maybe not but ill get some time for it finally. :)

Add one layer of tape? Micro Bevel I'm Guessing? Never tried it before. I'll keep that one in mind. Thanks for the comment Pieter.

The Coti was lapped but before I put it away tonight I went ahead and lapped it myself. It was flat but now I know it is. I can now see the blueish streaks in the stone and the dark line going across...

Well, No miricle has happened. I tried no slurry and on a 12K finished edge that shaves very well. Seemed to get dull as after a bit of time it stopped undercutting the water.
So went and made a...

Looks like I will be breaking out the Coti tomorrow. Spent too many hours working on CB Radios today. Now my back hurts and its time for some aspirin and beer. Maybe a shot or two to make it go down...