I'm looking to buy a rustless holder for my 200x50mm Ardennes coticule. The holders advertised on Ebay and Amazon have many reviews saying their metal parts rust. Anyone know of a rustless version available in the UK?
My stone holder is 60 years old, and never rusts. Didn't cost me a dime, either.
Mine turned 68 last October.
Alx
I’ve never found a stone holder that I truly like, but I tolerate the Suherio single rod holder or better yet a piece of thick piece of rubber.
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So it worked! Can someone advise me how to proceed as after honing as described it will not pass the HHT. I need to shave against the grain and my razor is dragging badly. I have read that fine fishing with a coticule should not require stropping immediately after honing. Is this correct. I am a newbie to honing.
Ian
After your reply I checked the calibration of my microscope using a vernier scale. The x200 setting is accurate with 0.02inches appearing 4inches on my 1600x1200 screen. I attach another image this time showing the measurement across the bevel which is also 20thou.
Both sides of my razor show similar images and my razor when physically measured (not counting round spine part) is 16.5 degrees. I cannot see any evidence of a wire edge or other impediment to it being sharp enough to shave without the tugging. Some posts I have read (e.g. Dr. Matt) say that stropping a fresh correctly honed blade just rounds the point even if chromium oxide paste is used and that honing is a restorative process. I'm not disregarding the advice offered here I'm just trying to take the process as far as possible at each step. I did set the bevel after receiving the blade. I note that some view the honed edge with only a x4 loupe and get satisfaction and others use a x1000 microscope with their images showing little scratches unlike mine. My blade has had at least twenty passes at each of the diminishing water stages finishing with water only. If someone has an image with the same scaling as mine then I would love to see what your edge looks like assuming it will pass the HHT and permit upward shaving of your moustache area which I find impossible.
Ian
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