This is probably an admission thread more than a question or anything. Although I’m not 100% sure what I am admitting. It is either coticule abuse or my own foolishness for not trying this before.
Coticules and oil.
And I still am not sure if I feel like I am doing something wrong or right. Why? Because I am one of those staunch oil-stones need oil and water-stones need water people. I use lather on water stones at times and just to experiment I have tried glycerin/mixes on water stones and an ark or two but in the end just use oil on oilstones and water on water stones. I like to read what others do and ask about it but rarely deviate myself. Despite everything I have read about folks using oil, I have always used water (maybe some lather) on coticules.
But then I went and did it. Dripped some of that oil-stone oil on a coticule bout and polished a chisel edge and was impressed. Took a test razor to the same bout now sullied with oil and wow. Took a couple of razors more in the use-rotation to a bona fide razor coticule and wow.
My former coticule edges off water have not been lacking. I can hit that sweet spot of sharp-smooth cotis are so well loved for. Never was a problem. But wow, oil seems to make a different feel and a notch higher on keen. Swarf fast and nice sharp.
Not sure if I feel wicked for oiling up some coticules or not being open enough to try it before! Admission of guilt over.
P.S. - the oil really does wipe right off and after very limited experience seems to not penetrate.
Coticules and oil.
And I still am not sure if I feel like I am doing something wrong or right. Why? Because I am one of those staunch oil-stones need oil and water-stones need water people. I use lather on water stones at times and just to experiment I have tried glycerin/mixes on water stones and an ark or two but in the end just use oil on oilstones and water on water stones. I like to read what others do and ask about it but rarely deviate myself. Despite everything I have read about folks using oil, I have always used water (maybe some lather) on coticules.
But then I went and did it. Dripped some of that oil-stone oil on a coticule bout and polished a chisel edge and was impressed. Took a test razor to the same bout now sullied with oil and wow. Took a couple of razors more in the use-rotation to a bona fide razor coticule and wow.
My former coticule edges off water have not been lacking. I can hit that sweet spot of sharp-smooth cotis are so well loved for. Never was a problem. But wow, oil seems to make a different feel and a notch higher on keen. Swarf fast and nice sharp.
Not sure if I feel wicked for oiling up some coticules or not being open enough to try it before! Admission of guilt over.
P.S. - the oil really does wipe right off and after very limited experience seems to not penetrate.