Coticule only?

[drmoss_ca]

El, be careful about putting that chant in a post. The hair on my legs fell off when I read it.

But if you didn't have to strop your legs for the next 37 days it proves that the chant works!

Chris

[loueedacat1]

Did my wife tell you I strop my legs!? I was trying to keep that quiet.

[Chap]

I thought I would update all the fine fellows who helped me make a decision.

Having received my BBW, I set about ruining my razors. After I learned restraint, and honed my honing technique, things are going along swimmingly. I have now reached the point where I can take a razor that I find unacceptble in terms of shaving quality, and bring it up to a very comfortable edge, and also passing the HHT. It feels great to now be self sufficent ( mainly ) in terms of keeping my razors sharp.

Thank you all for the help you have given me, and I encourage those out there who are thinking about starting the honing process to give it a go, caring for your own razors is a satisfying experience.

[Proraso Man]

I think that you can do nearly everything you want with a coticule.

[drmoss_ca]

How times change, and how we may be embarrassed by our past pronouncements! Searching for my previous attempts at coticule only finishing, I found this thread. I cannot recall doing the things I describe above, though no doubt I did. Now I'm finding the coticule can be a good finish stone, if used correctly, and without all the palaver of gradually decreased slurry concentration.