BlacknTan
Well-Known Member
I've read in many places, by alot of the honemeisters, that a coticule corresponds to a stone with a known grit rating of 6K to 8K, but judging by the feel of my shaves, it just does not seem to bear out those findings.
I've been working with my new stone every day.. some dilucots, and some just touch-ups of razors previously honed on synthetics up to 12K. The current razor I've been experimenting with was touched up with the coticule, and the edge was sharper than off the 12K Naniwa it had been previously finished with.
Everything I've read suggested that coticule edges were noted for smoothness, but not necessarily sharpness. My latest findings belie those statements.
So, I'm wondering, do the grit ratings assingned to coticules correspond in any meaningful way to those assigned to synthetics, or is it just such a different arena that those rules do not apply?
Can natural stones and man made stones really be compared on an equal basis?
I've been working with my new stone every day.. some dilucots, and some just touch-ups of razors previously honed on synthetics up to 12K. The current razor I've been experimenting with was touched up with the coticule, and the edge was sharper than off the 12K Naniwa it had been previously finished with.
Everything I've read suggested that coticule edges were noted for smoothness, but not necessarily sharpness. My latest findings belie those statements.
So, I'm wondering, do the grit ratings assingned to coticules correspond in any meaningful way to those assigned to synthetics, or is it just such a different arena that those rules do not apply?
Can natural stones and man made stones really be compared on an equal basis?