Coticule love... show off your rock
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I have one just like that but it is an old robeson. A really good stone.
Very nice, I love it when they come in old boxes.
Have not posted in a while. Natural combo 13x3-3/8...
Cool La Dressantes. They can be super razor hones for sure.
I tried to get this stone flat today, with SiC powder and a glass plate. Here together with my Ardennes Coticule LV that I like very much. As said, ultra hard, harder than modern Arks. After four rounds with fresh SiC powder, it is still not completely flat but I will leave it how it is now. There is not much left at one end. Very smooth, moderate speed on slurry, very slow with water, ultra fine. It takes a few minutes longer than usual to finish a razor. I am not sure, but this one could be hand cut. The sides are not really rectangular and there are a kind of saw marks that go along. It is not new, there are some slight traces from clamping at the BBW. It has an interesting double line in the BBW.
I tried to get this stone flat today, with SiC powder and a glass plate. Here together with my Ardennes Coticule LV that I like very much. As said, ultra hard, harder than modern Arks. After four rounds with fresh SiC powder, it is still not completely flat but I will leave it how it is now. There is not much left at one end. Very smooth, moderate speed on slurry, very slow with water, ultra fine. It takes a few minutes longer than usual to finish a razor. I am not sure, but this one could be hand cut. The sides are not really rectangular and there are a kind of saw marks that go along. It is not new, there are some slight traces from clamping at the BBW. It has an interesting double line in the BBW.
Simply impressive. Do you leave it as it is?
I only used a little soap to clean the top but left it alone pretty much except for the side to get an idea of how it looked. Wanted to maintain the finish it came with to see what it would do. I have not really gave it a good test and have had it almost 3 years,maybe more?
You guys always tempt me to move my IRA into stones.
Now that’s cool. I have a couple Robeson Shuredge razors that I love.
I think I got one from the same seller. View attachment 1018040
Same seller. If yours is as fast and fine as mine it’s a serious winner. I was kicking myself for not grabbing that wider stone, but now I’ve gotten over it and I’m wondering what else he has coming up!
Have not tested yet, just a quick run with plain water, not even lapped. It polished the edge.
The seller posted a picture of all the stones he bought on the other forum, he got 6 Dressante, 2 Veinnetes, and 2 Grosse Jaune.
Very nice. I’ve had my eye on that one for some time now. 
Where on earth did that one come from?
Belgium?
Came from a very kind member of the forum
A small humble bout from TSS.
Using it today to sharpen a pair of very large cleavers.
And later tonight using the cleavers to carve up a fifty pound suckling pig that is roasting all day long.
Photos below
Using it today to sharpen a pair of very large cleavers.
And later tonight using the cleavers to carve up a fifty pound suckling pig that is roasting all day long.
Photos below
We need a spoiler pic of the pig!
Got a very good shave from this one (250x54). La Dressante I think. It is 60 years or older.
I’ve got a slightly smaller one that looks a lot like that. I’m pretty confident it’s a la Grosse Blanche. It went from an almost yellow color to a dark leather brown sitting on my shelf over the years
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