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I don't know about the razor "feeling like it tries to cut the stone", since I have never observed that feeling myself, but your statement that the razor starts to split hairs BEFORE stropping is...

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:)Cheers,

Bart

If they honed it in Antwerp (coticule with slurry, and after that a pasted strop with red Dovo paste), that razor will have a bit of a convex bevel. That's not a bad thing as such, but since you are...

As far as I'm aware of, quality differences between coticules are not readily to be seen under a microscope. I'll keep you posted when our next shaving night is due. You can bring your coticule, and...

As a matter of fact, I always pay a lot of attention to what the fluid on the hone does during the passage of the razor. In my opinion, that's all part of what is often called "feedback" of a...

There's only one coticule quarry left, and each new coticule that's sold comes out of that quarry. They have a website: Ardennes Coticule - pierres à aiguiser et moellons de Vielsalm Belgique.
They...

Tim,
If your coticule does not produce slurry easily and it does not turn grayish from metal particles, than you have one of the slower stones. With some coticules, the rock that bonds the garnets...

Tim,

You should know that, while a coticule with slurry removes metal efficiently, it also has a tendency for rounding the very last bit of the tip of the cutting bevel. A perfect shaveready edge...

Good question.
Different veins do exist and each vein caries a number of coticule layers, separated by Belgian Blue stone.
In the old days, raw coticule was always triaged, based on the layer it...