Thread: Another one to identify

I picked up this stone in an antique store today. I know somebody will be able to tell me which one it is or the type. At the Missouri Meet I saw one very close to this one and the slurry sure looks the same. I took the pics with my phone so they aren't the best but the slurry is a purple/brown in color. I put some water on the stone and used some 600grit wet dry sandpaper and the slurry popped up fast and there was a lot of it. On the back you can see parts of a label.

That ain't any good at all. Send it down here to me to dispose of it for you. Kidding aside, looks like a really nice Belgian natural blue/yellow coticule. You did really good.

What Jimmy said. It's definitely a nice coticule/BBW natural combo. Any chance you can take a pic of the coticule (yellow) side head on? Me likes pictures....

Very cool so I can use both sides?? I don't know a darn thing about the Belgian stones. Are both sides for finishing or intermediate honing?

Thanks!


Oh yea I'll get the good camera and take some pics:-) What kinda value do these have anyway?

Both sides can be used, for different purposes. I'm not going to pretend I know everything about belgians, so wiki to the rescue! Here's a method to use the BBW and coticule after you set the bevel (the article talks about using a DMT 1200 for setting the bevel, but anything around 1000 works): A simple honing method with DMT-E, Belgian Blue Whetstone and Coticule - Straight Razor Place Wiki

You can also just use the coticule for all of your honing, but this is a different technique. One such technique can be found here: http://www.straightrazorplace.com/fo...le-honing.html and a video to go along with it

YouTube - one coticule honing

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Very cool Dave thanks!!! I look at the Wikis but that one I haven't seen. I'll go take some pics and seem them in the next half hour or so.

You can see from the yellow side that the original sticker is still imprinted a bit on the surface of the stone and under magnification can almost be read in places. The yellow side hasn't been used that's for sure. I do need to lap both sides a little and work up to a 1500 grit to get it smooth. Oh yes the price:-) $10!

Very nice find! You really don't need to lap it up that high. The thing about coticules that makes it quite different is the degree to which it naturally releases slurry. Hence, it will very quickly smooth itself with just a little use.

You will find that these are very addictive hones to use. Not everyone likes the edges that they get off of them, but they can be used in many ways, so experiment away!

Ron I'll tell you what everything about this hobby is addictive and very interesting:-) When I saw this stone I knew it wasn't some run of the mill hone you see all the time. I was actually looking at a straight and when she picked the razor box up there was the stone.So I ended up with a Bengall wedge and the stone. I just got lucky which doesn't happen often enough--LOL!
I've been reading the Wiki Dave pointed out and doing some searching on the net and it has my interest peaked. I'll be experimenting with it tomorrow that's for certain. I picked up a few straights that need refurbishing and honing so I have something to do for a few days.
That's good to know that lapping that high isn't really needed. That's one chore I don't enjoy. I found out real fast you don't need a stone to get the slurry going. I wet the surface and used my thumb to rub the surface and it began making a fine slurry almost at once. Not what I'm used to with the Nortons. Bottom line it should be fun and interesting to try different methods and see what results I get.
Thanks for the info!
Phil

great find Phil
lap it and go for honing.gl