Yet another coticules for idiots thread

[Darth Scandalous]

Shave report on the Friodur, absolutely on point. Thanks everyone for the tips, this thread has been really useful to me.

 

[Stapelfeld]

Shave report on the Friodur, absolutely on point. Thanks everyone for the tips, this thread has been really useful to me.

NICE! Well your posts make me want to start honing and shaving. Love to see success after some hard work

 

[alex1921]

I have one like that. It's also really small so it doesn't get used much.

Same here in Minnesota. But in all seriousness, that's good advice. Coticules seem to respond well to a little more pressure at the beginning of every stage, relative to other stones.

There is a reason it's the unofficial state bird. Maybe thats why so many Norwegian's settled here.

To the question why coticules? They are pretty. They are fun to use. Even if used as a step stone to let's say Thuri, why not. Life is short, do whatever makes you happy. I don't hone for living, speed, efficiency, don't matter to me. End result, great shave and enjoying the process is what I am after.

 

[alex1921]

I feel this might be about what I said. All I can really say about that is; this could be because we have different skill levels on a coticule.

Please, there’s no reason to say anyone is lying here. There’s nothing to gain by that.

The arguing is one reason I don’t normally put myself out there with how I hone. I’m not exaggerating about anything and have people that use the same method that agree.

Have good day Sir.

Please keep sharing Rick. There are new and new members coming to these forums and if this hobby is to survive and grow they need guidance. I always enjoy your posts.

 

[David]

Please keep sharing Rick. There are new and new members coming to these forums and if this hobby is to survive and grow they need guidance. I always enjoy your posts.

100 %

It’s sad that most of the vets that really know what they’re talking about rarely post here anymore. It’s dying a not so slow death and threads like this aren’t helping matters.

 

[Stapelfeld]

Well I got good news to report as well!

Shaved with the 4k hayabusa to coticule edge today and it was great, very keen, the keeness felt like a well honed lvl 5+ Jnat.

The comfort however was closer to a full coticule edge comparing to the 8k to coticule jump.

Scratch pattern under the scope looked like a true coticule edge, ugly ugly ugly, that's how I knew the shave was going to be nice and comfortable.

@JPO Once again right about random garnets making ugly scratches but that not affecting the actual performance and feel of the razor.

Putting the miles on these stones is paying off nicely!

 

[JPO]

Putting the miles on these stones is paying off nicely!

Well, you just trusted your instinct and moved right passed all the honemister neon lights.
No one had even time to yell at you 'do what you are told young man or get off my lawn'
Sometimes fresh blood with a new perspective is not as bad as people might think.
A paradigm shift will probably have to wait but newbies might start to look to people they can relate to in a younger age group.
They just have to look at a cavalcade of your journey last year. Going from 0 to 100, from newbie to mentor is quite the feat in this short amount of time.

 

[luvmysuper]

This thread is closed.
IF it gets opened back up, and there is one lick of trouble from "the usual suspects" they'll find themselves seeking other pastures to ridicule, belittle, argue and talk smack.

No amount of expertise in rubbing steel on a rock is worth the crap that constantly comes up in these Honing Threads.
3 or 4 fellows are going to be lonely if it keeps up.
Grow up.

The title of the thread is

Yet another coticules for idiots thread​

It's not a challenge.