Can't really judge Coticules by visual inspection of the bevel; they leave the worst scratch patterns.. The stones vary, so technique has to vary; they can be straightforward or a bit more mysterious.
Figuring out a coticule out is best done by forgetting labels and approaching each stone as its own thing. Two examples of La Grise can be wildly different, same for any vein. I've owned super hard La Verte and others that were so soft they 'bled' slurry when lapping.
Les Lat Yellow Coticule, for example, there are two layers, then there is the hybrid which is a different type of stone. Hybrids come in myriad flavors; heavily marbled, 'painted', reddish blush, etc. The 'painted' type is very different than the heavily marbled type. The two veins of Yellow Les Lat are notably different, and vary from example to example also.
Best thing to do is to start with a specific honing progression, and making minor adjustments one at a time. Making many adjustments at once creates confusion, there is no way to know which change did what.
I use a modified dulicot approach and make adjustments based on feedback. I've yet to run into a coti I can't shave off of.
Some people count laps, etc, whatever works is what works.
Figuring out a coticule out is best done by forgetting labels and approaching each stone as its own thing. Two examples of La Grise can be wildly different, same for any vein. I've owned super hard La Verte and others that were so soft they 'bled' slurry when lapping.
Les Lat Yellow Coticule, for example, there are two layers, then there is the hybrid which is a different type of stone. Hybrids come in myriad flavors; heavily marbled, 'painted', reddish blush, etc. The 'painted' type is very different than the heavily marbled type. The two veins of Yellow Les Lat are notably different, and vary from example to example also.
Best thing to do is to start with a specific honing progression, and making minor adjustments one at a time. Making many adjustments at once creates confusion, there is no way to know which change did what.
I use a modified dulicot approach and make adjustments based on feedback. I've yet to run into a coti I can't shave off of.
Some people count laps, etc, whatever works is what works.