Yeah the silver look comes probably from the existence of a specific amount of BBW....the purple/red thins out and the yellowish turns more into a grey or blueish grey
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Yeah the silver look comes probably from the existence of a specific amount of BBW....the purple/red thins out and the yellowish turns more into a grey or blueish grey
Also mine is super hard like a Hybrid layer, but also really fast.
I use it with water only after the 8 k or 10 k super stone with water . I kind of gave up on the whole-dilution slurry to water as the results I get are super smooth and keen soft edge .
just fir curiosity I used slurry just to see how fast the coticule was and I can definitely say this one takes a bit of rubbing to generate slurry .
I love the edges this coticule creates and the more strokes I do on water it just gets smoother.
Having shaved of a maxed out 8 k super stone edge which by the way is in my experience a nice edge. Then I finished on this coticule with water and the edge was definitely soft and smooth I did not think it could improve the 10 k super stone edge but it did and the feel was so much nicer after the coticule.
I stumbled across dr Matt video where he gently kills the edge and brings that edge back on 8 k then hones under running water with a coticule.
I did not hone under running water and all I can say it was and the outcomes was a perfectly smooth coticule edge that was not lacking any keenness which is the main issue when practicing dilucot .
I use it with water only after the 8 k or 10 k super stone with water . I kind of gave up on the whole-dilution slurry to water as the results I get are super smooth and keen soft edge .
just fir curiosity I used slurry just to see how fast the coticule was and I can definitely say this one takes a bit of rubbing to generate slurry .
I love the edges this coticule creates and the more strokes I do on water it just gets smoother.
Having shaved of a maxed out 8 k super stone edge which by the way is in my experience a nice edge. Then I finished on this coticule with water and the edge was definitely soft and smooth I did not think it could improve the 10 k super stone edge but it did and the feel was so much nicer after the coticule.
I stumbled across dr Matt video where he gently kills the edge and brings that edge back on 8 k then hones under running water with a coticule.
I did not hone under running water and all I can say it was and the outcomes was a perfectly smooth coticule edge that was not lacking any keenness which is the main issue when practicing dilucot .
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Beautiful stone.
I was lucky enough to add another 2010 era Ol Preu mined LPB to the stack. This one is on the softer side and is blazing fast on water.
Damn... Those are really hard to come by these days...
Hens teeth, and that goes for pretty much any vein of that era- they were all great stones.
I haven't been around for awhile, but does anyone recognize this stone?
Yes I’ve seen it before. La veinette I believe from 2009-2010 ish.
Yes, La Veinnette..
Time frame sounds about right. Gary would know better.
Time frame sounds about right. Gary would know better.
I thought you owned that one actually.
Yes, it's mine, but I bought it from Gary years and years ago.... Hope he doesn't want it back! 
Its probably on his radar now so good luck....lolYes, it's mine, but I bought it from Gary years and years ago.... Hope he doesn't want it back!
I've never posted photos of this stone, or a few others, on any of the boards.
I came across this stone quite by accident. I'm journeying through all the coticules, at the moment for re-evaluation. I've done this before, but I tend to forget. I did recall though, that this was a good one.
The gent I got it from thought it a La Dressante au Bleu... Being a vintage stone, I suppose it's possible, but I also realize that I will never truly know. And perhaps, that's as it should be!
I honed today's Mitsuon on it. Good coticules never cease to amaze me. They can produce an amazingly keen, but very soft and buttery edge... and this example does that. It takes no baxkseat to my prized La Veinnettes in any department. No sting whatsoever, even after an alum block. For me, that's quite unusual.
At 7' x 1 3/4, it's perfect for handheld honing, which I favor.
I may not know what it is, but I know it will never leave me..
BTW, the other yellow and blue stone could become available in B/S/T.... Just kidding!
I came across this stone quite by accident. I'm journeying through all the coticules, at the moment for re-evaluation. I've done this before, but I tend to forget. I did recall though, that this was a good one.
The gent I got it from thought it a La Dressante au Bleu... Being a vintage stone, I suppose it's possible, but I also realize that I will never truly know. And perhaps, that's as it should be!
I honed today's Mitsuon on it. Good coticules never cease to amaze me. They can produce an amazingly keen, but very soft and buttery edge... and this example does that. It takes no baxkseat to my prized La Veinnettes in any department. No sting whatsoever, even after an alum block. For me, that's quite unusual.
At 7' x 1 3/4, it's perfect for handheld honing, which I favor.
I may not know what it is, but I know it will never leave me..
BTW, the other yellow and blue stone could become available in B/S/T.... Just kidding!
Very nice!I've never posted photos of this stone, or a few others, on any of the boards.
I came across this stone quite by accident. I'm journeying through all the coticules, at the moment for re-evaluation. I've done this before, but I tend to forget. I did recall though, that this was a good one.
The gent I got it from thought it a La Dressante au Bleu... Being a vintage stone, I suppose it's possible, but I also realize that I will never truly know. And perhaps, that's as it should be!
I honed today's Mitsuon on it. Good coticules never cease to amaze me. They can produce an amazingly keen, but very soft and buttery edge... and this example does that. It takes no baxkseat to my prized La Veinnettes in any department. No sting whatsoever, even after an alum block. For me, that's quite unusual.
At 7' x 1 3/4, it's perfect for handheld honing, which I favor.
I may not know what it is, but I know it will never leave me..
BTW, the other yellow and blue stone could become available in B/S/T.... Just kidding!
Guys, new to Coticules and veins, according to the mine I have a La Grosse Jaune. I have honed on it a few times and palm finished under running water. My results are not as stellar as I hoped, but I don't think its me. Any other tips or tricks to max out these stones?
Also, I see alot of these stones that look alot harder and older and way different than mine. Are there some veins or stones that I should be looking out for that are guaranteed capable of finishing?
Also, I see alot of these stones that look alot harder and older and way different than mine. Are there some veins or stones that I should be looking out for that are guaranteed capable of finishing?
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