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For anyone reading this that's looking for their first stone(s)... i think this is a good, succinct, take-away from the discussion here. let my pain be your gain ;)

Hey guys! I just wanted to report back like i said i would and let folks know that i finally got the feel for one of my coticules last night and was able to get a semi-acceptable edge with it on two...

I think this summarizes, in aggregate, a lot of the great feedback i've gotten from the original post and question. Varying techniques may be the trick with my stones.
My 1k waterstone arrives...

didnt mean to cause a ruckus. I would say that most of what I have read/researched aligns with what you just said Pithor, though I think fxt913 was possibly speaking more about the history of the...

Thanks Utopian for the suggestions. No-go with the folks here on SRP unfortunately, but i'll register for razorandstone to see if your other recommendation would be available.
If that doesn't work,...

Good to know, I was starting to get the impression that the coticule may not be the toold for the job. but if i just need a good bevel setter and a coticule, then i'll keep at it!
No luck finding...

I have a chosera 1000 on the way as of today. I was also going to order a norton 4000/8000 but am definitely open to some advice on that. have checked the b/s/t area and it unfortunately looks like...

Man... I am just humbled by the supportive responses here. I'll see if i can get some info/direction from Mike, but the response has been outstanding from members near and far, and definitely given...

Thank you guys for all the help! I have definitely made some mistakes on this journey but it's nice to hear that this is pretty much the norm and not the exception in some regards...

fxt913, I...

That's excellent advice! Grain Valley is actually only about 5 minutes from my house. I'll definitely shoot him a PM and see if he's up for giving a newbie some pointers

Thank you so much for the advice guys. I will say that my lack of success is not from lack of reading/watching how-to's and repetition, maybe I just need to get a set of synthetic stones and work out...

Thanks, I will do that. Appreciate the help and advice

Yes, it's my lowest grit hone. I think that setting a good bevel may be the issue... though I'm not sure how to correct it. I've tried spending a lot of time getting a good bevel but it's still...

Hello all, seeking some advice here because I've run out of other reading material on the subject. In short, I am unable to achieve an acceptable edge on my straight razor using a coticule.
I...