Here is a cool new coti I picked up today! I sold my last barber coticule and ever since I have missed it! Fortunatly I found a replacement. I now know what bart means when he says coticules have different attributes. Here is my comparason. Please don't expect it to be as good as bart, I am only judging on my limited use of hones and the two coticules I have owned.
The Barber coticule was very fast on slurry, had a lot of feedback, but lacked in the keenness dept. It made great Uni edges. Had manganese lines and other swirls
The new coticule is slow on slurry, is very hard compared to the first, offers slight feedback, is an excellent finisher. It is the first hone I have used dilocot on succesfully.
Here are some pictures, I need to reglue it together. This one has a woodlike grain to it, not quite as pronounced as a tiger stripe, but it is there. It is 1.5"x6" I bought it for 3 USD!!
The Barber coticule was very fast on slurry, had a lot of feedback, but lacked in the keenness dept. It made great Uni edges. Had manganese lines and other swirls
The new coticule is slow on slurry, is very hard compared to the first, offers slight feedback, is an excellent finisher. It is the first hone I have used dilocot on succesfully.
Here are some pictures, I need to reglue it together. This one has a woodlike grain to it, not quite as pronounced as a tiger stripe, but it is there. It is 1.5"x6" I bought it for 3 USD!!