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James Arman 6/8 1/4 hollow that used to be offered via Maggards. Scales are self-made butternut.
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Shave Test - La Veinette

It looks like this is another stone that has benefited from sitting on the shelf. I wrote Coticules off as a finishers pretty quickly. I didn’t think they were sharp enough. Perhaps I didn’t have the honing finesse to realise the top end potential of a stone with a larger range. Maybe my shave technique is better with more sliding strokes. Whatever it is, I got a pretty good shave off this Coti. It’s not the silkiest of stones under the blade but with oil, light pressure and smooth x-strokes it got there. CCS.

I’m now wondering about all of those other stones that I sold.

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Shave Test - La Veinette

It looks like this is another stone that has benefited from sitting on the shelf. I wrote Coticules off as a finishers pretty quickly. I didn’t think they were sharp enough. Perhaps I didn’t have the honing finesse to realise the top end potential of a stone with a larger range. Maybe my shave technique is better with more sliding strokes. Whatever it is, I got a pretty good shave off this Coti. It’s not the silkiest of stones under the blade but with oil, light pressure and smooth x-strokes it got there. CCS.

I’m now wondering about all of those other stones that I sold.

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I might give my vintage coticule another go in a few months. It may be like myself, improving with age 😊.
 
Battle of the translucent Arks. Robeson 15A250 with vintage Norton 6 x 2 (HB6) finish versus Robeson 15A200 with Dan's 6 x 2 finish.

I preferred the 15A200 with the Dan's. The two razors are not identical and my choice could very well be influenced by the thicker grind of the 15A200. Bottom line is both edges were very good.

Go translucent Arks!

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Robeson 15A250 on Norton 6 x 2.

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Robeson 15A200 on Dan's 6 x 2.

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Razor Joseph Rodgers 5/8
I missed using a straight razor very much. I'm glad I brought this razor on my work travel as a standby. Today, have more time, so able to enjoy the SR. This razor went through the full diamond pasted balsa progression and is definitely crispier...while remaining smooth & comfortable. 3 enjoyable passes for a bbs-ccs finish...
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