Originally Posted by
OLD_SCHOOL
This thread is about the use of one hone (a Coticule) for honing a razor, start to finish. The OP AFAIK has not said that the Coticule is the be all, end all of hones. This is a method which works best for him, and he is sharing with the rest of the members. Its like we often say, what works for one person, may not necessarily work for another, or YMMV etc, and thats the way it goes.
If we were all alike and did everything exactly the same as each other, shaving with a straight would be no different than slapping on some canned goop and shaving with a Scmuck16.