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Scott, are you inferring that vintage coticules are of a better quality compared to the new stones? I have heard that it is harder to do harm to the edge on a coticule compared to synthetics, as if...

Thank you Scott. I ordered a Coticule from Belgium and hope to learn to use it. It is a yellow side only stone and hope it will do the job of bringing my shot down razor back to life:) I watched tons...

Just did the pin test as you suggested. It confirmed that the area around the little chip is rolled towards one side. The total length of the rolled is around 1/2". Sigh... well nothing else left but...

Thanks Bob. I am a bit confused here, how do I not put any pressure on the edge put still put some on spine? In that case the edge would lift itself from the surface of the leather and won't touch...

hmm... hitting the hardware, oops, I've done that. But isn't it the spine hitting it? Can it harm the edge as well? I did like 100 rounds on polyweb to the point the blade does not scratch the...

Thanks for you insights... I am thinking about buying a new razor altogether. Cheap shipping is not an option from here, at least not one that would guarantee the delivery (they have lost a set of...

how hard can it be to put the razor flat on a strop and swish it back and forth following the spine? well... turns out some things are not what they seem to be. Anyways, I dulled my brand new Dovo...