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I think you got it right.
"Bevel setting", or "bevel correction" simply refers to the formation of two flat planes that run all the way to the outer limit of the blade. The finer hones that are used...

You are seeing the edge, as I have test shaved with, honed and finished as described earlier in this thread. I consider this razor ready to be send back to the owner.

I have noticed in another...

After completing the bevel on a Coticule, I always progress into a stage where I raise a bit of fresh slurry and dilute it, as described in one of the previous posts. I have a stone that gives an...

Yes, I did perform a number of one-sided laps with slight pressure. (not a lot, let's say about the pressure you use to push tooth paste out of a tube). I may have done 50 laps on one side, flipped...

Lynn,
Thanks for dropping by. I have noticed before that we both have a somewhat different approach to the Belgian hones.
It took me a long time to figure out what you meant with your “less is...

Here you go: the finished edge, same spot as the initial picture.

Is that a rhetorical question? :)

Because you can do 70-100 laps on a real light slurry, finish with the same amount on a Coticule with only water, and get a great shaving edge.
What's in my...

First rinsed the Coticule, raised a bit of fresh slurry, and did 100 extra laps, diluting the slurry with a few drops of water every 10 laps, till washed down completely. Going a bit slower, aiming...

Huntmol, thanks for that. I have no Youtube account and didn't feel like figuring it out. Honing is already difficult enough...;)

On the speed of my laps... I guess it makes a difference for...

I have been using slurry on a Coticule for bevel correction work, for several months now. Not all Coticules lend themselves equally great for that kind of work, and I have noticed that it puzzles...