garyhaywood
Well-Known Member
the last three years i have ben honing on coticules. probably longer. i'm still trying differant ways on my coticules and this is what i have found.
I have tryed alot of layers not all.they all give similar results. they cut at differant rate with slurry, depending on layer. they all seem to leave the same smooth forgiving edge.I also found that you get realy get stuck in with a coticule . there is less chance of a cuts , due to forgiving edge. as we all no they leave no if hardly any iriation.
I have found they have been frustartingat times. I also found i have had the best smoothest shave from just a hone alone has given me..this is what adicted me to coticules.I also had the worst ever shaves , when i got my first ever coticule. Due to barts giudence they improved imemncly. As of today i have repeatable shave ready edges on my first honing . that may be a good shave or a magical.
i have found some layer that have been expected to be easy , not all ways the case. i've gone back to that same coticule six months later. I have tryed again and had an amazing shave, why i don't no, this is just how it goes. May be six months more practice made a differance.
I have also found a HHT of a thick or medium hair of the mainly thick hair that grabs and catches on the edge and breaks in half .this will always give a shave ready razor on a scale of good very good or wow!.
I have also found a HHT of the strop at level 5, can be and has been to crispy. i've normaly acheived this by doing way to much work on water.
I have found the shaves can be absalutley efortless, going through stubble like its not there. I also find there can be minimal resistants, with a coticule edge, but still very smooth and extra forgiving with this kind of edge. By this i mean you can push the blade along with out any pain or discomfort, and still get a close shave with out any sting with a alum block
Now strops. there is no dout in my mind that linen works very well for me after a coticule honing. leather does'nt seem to differ. so long as your comfotable with the leaher your using that all that matters. I like a light to medium draw , even slick . i don't lick heavy draw its not nice for me to strop on.
as of this week i've been doing dilucot on my lpb.i always start with a slurry that milky to coffe cream. its always worked well.
So i had ago starting out with literaly skimmed milk like slurry. just like i poured skimmed milk on the hone. ralfy mentioned this so i listend and i tryed. the results have been very good indeed. i found i was'nt removingto much metal and not needing may dilutions, as my slurry stated of very thin. at the end of the day i got the bevel set from dull and finished the razor and got the same result. the hht was a desent 3 of the hone and gave me a good shave with minimal resitances and absalutley no iritation with a total of 4 passes 2 of agtg .
not amazing hht of my lpb but sill a very good shave and very close. just such a forgiving shave. i shape my border line s up with a shavette . just in doing that i hae two red marks eith side on my temple. I did four passes with a coticule edge and i have no redness . Now thats the differnance between a shavettee and a straight razor honed on a coticule.
i do like the use of TI pate on a paddle or cotton strop. for some reason it does seem to work well after a coticule wheather you need it or not. if there is any room for improvemant , you should only need 10 to 20 laps . i have noticed a differnace and there is times many times when i have not. the ti pate leaves a smooth edge that is in my opinion very similar to a coticule edge . it helped me out when needed . i still have it around on my travel paddle .
there s loads of stuff i probably missed but its bee a great jourey . One of the things i got to mention is i also met and spoke to some spot on lads . Who have done some nice favours , helped me out and vice the versa and thats what i think has been great . the coticule trip was a great weekend and somthing i hope we can do again somtime.
regards gary
I have tryed alot of layers not all.they all give similar results. they cut at differant rate with slurry, depending on layer. they all seem to leave the same smooth forgiving edge.I also found that you get realy get stuck in with a coticule . there is less chance of a cuts , due to forgiving edge. as we all no they leave no if hardly any iriation.
I have found they have been frustartingat times. I also found i have had the best smoothest shave from just a hone alone has given me..this is what adicted me to coticules.I also had the worst ever shaves , when i got my first ever coticule. Due to barts giudence they improved imemncly. As of today i have repeatable shave ready edges on my first honing . that may be a good shave or a magical.
i have found some layer that have been expected to be easy , not all ways the case. i've gone back to that same coticule six months later. I have tryed again and had an amazing shave, why i don't no, this is just how it goes. May be six months more practice made a differance.
I have also found a HHT of a thick or medium hair of the mainly thick hair that grabs and catches on the edge and breaks in half .this will always give a shave ready razor on a scale of good very good or wow!.
I have also found a HHT of the strop at level 5, can be and has been to crispy. i've normaly acheived this by doing way to much work on water.
I have found the shaves can be absalutley efortless, going through stubble like its not there. I also find there can be minimal resistants, with a coticule edge, but still very smooth and extra forgiving with this kind of edge. By this i mean you can push the blade along with out any pain or discomfort, and still get a close shave with out any sting with a alum block
Now strops. there is no dout in my mind that linen works very well for me after a coticule honing. leather does'nt seem to differ. so long as your comfotable with the leaher your using that all that matters. I like a light to medium draw , even slick . i don't lick heavy draw its not nice for me to strop on.
as of this week i've been doing dilucot on my lpb.i always start with a slurry that milky to coffe cream. its always worked well.
So i had ago starting out with literaly skimmed milk like slurry. just like i poured skimmed milk on the hone. ralfy mentioned this so i listend and i tryed. the results have been very good indeed. i found i was'nt removingto much metal and not needing may dilutions, as my slurry stated of very thin. at the end of the day i got the bevel set from dull and finished the razor and got the same result. the hht was a desent 3 of the hone and gave me a good shave with minimal resitances and absalutley no iritation with a total of 4 passes 2 of agtg .
not amazing hht of my lpb but sill a very good shave and very close. just such a forgiving shave. i shape my border line s up with a shavette . just in doing that i hae two red marks eith side on my temple. I did four passes with a coticule edge and i have no redness . Now thats the differnance between a shavettee and a straight razor honed on a coticule.
i do like the use of TI pate on a paddle or cotton strop. for some reason it does seem to work well after a coticule wheather you need it or not. if there is any room for improvemant , you should only need 10 to 20 laps . i have noticed a differnace and there is times many times when i have not. the ti pate leaves a smooth edge that is in my opinion very similar to a coticule edge . it helped me out when needed . i still have it around on my travel paddle .
there s loads of stuff i probably missed but its bee a great jourey . One of the things i got to mention is i also met and spoke to some spot on lads . Who have done some nice favours , helped me out and vice the versa and thats what i think has been great . the coticule trip was a great weekend and somthing i hope we can do again somtime.
regards gary