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As far as the TPT is concerned it never gets "grabier" for my touch than straight of the DMT-E (1200grit!). As the edge smooths out on the next hones, the TPT becomes less sticky. The increasing...

I am in the habit of probing the edge with a HHT prior and after the fist stropping of a blade that comes off the hones. Coticule finished edges usually step up 2 points on my scale (scale can be...

Pjrage,

Great post, thanks for sharing. I don't really know what to make of the results. You definitely did too many laps on the Coticule with water, but on most Coticules that would only be very...

The maxing out of the sharpness only refers to the use of slurry.
The slurry removes steel from the bevel sides, which refines the tip with each stroke. At the same time, the tip collides with the...

That's an interesting post, Pjrage.

I have never used a Chinese 12K, so I can't comment on that one.

What I know about Coticules is this:
The vast majority of them are excellent finishers when...

Here's my take on the story.

Some hones create microscopic teeth and other's don't. The DMT-E is just one example of a hone that creates a sawtooth pattern rather obviously.

Just like a...