Coticule love... show off your rock

[Tomo]

Got a nice deal on this little glued coti. Seems to be glued to BBW rather than slate. Surface is on the softer side but very clean.

I got this with the intention to keep it in the kitchen for knives but there’s no escaping that 175x38mm is a nice razor size…

 

[rideon66]

Boxed 7” x 1 3/4” arrived today. Everything about it tells me old La Veinette. Hard and fast.

 

[Wid]

Bought these off the for sale forum here on BandB. The one 3x8 is a La Grise along with the long thin on and the big slurry stone.

 

[timwcic]

Farm fresh pick from a farm, was in the barn. A thick 5 x 2 1/2 if farm found condition. Wavy transition with layers and spider webbings in the BBW, cool

 

[David]

Beautiful stone, Tim. Congrats.

 

[life2short1971]

Farm fresh pick from a farm, was in the barn. A thick 5 x 2 1/2 if farm found condition. Wavy transition with layers and spider webbings in the BBW, cool

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Congrats on your find! I live in North Florida and have been looking for years without a good find. Your a lucky man!!

 

[timwcic]

Beautiful stone, Tim. Congrats.

Congrats on your find! I live in North Florida and have been looking for years without a good find. Your a lucky man!!

Thank you gents very much

I am traveling on a working vacation so it was not in a N Florida Bacca Barn. You still have a opportunity for a score. Although I did score an excellent green hone with some bark on the back at a citrus packing house around Wauchula or Zolfo Springs years ago.

 

[life2short1971]

Thank you gents very much

I am traveling on a working vacation so it was not in a N Florida Bacca Barn. You still have a opportunity for a score. Although I did score an excellent green hone with some bark on the back at a citrus packing house around Wauchula or Zolfo Springs years ago.

If I ever find something thats worth mentioning I’ll surely mention it!
Enjoy your workation!

 

[TurtlePL]

Ok. Now i'm sure i can show it here
108mm x 54mm x 20mm.
La Dressante.

 

[alex1921]

Couldn't resist a boxed coti.

 

[Empire straights]

Couldn't resist a boxed coti.

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Beautiful! A boxed xx, got to let us know how it compares to newer coticules! If I had to guess I'd guess that's a le petite blanch(I think it's that one) but I'm no coticule expert by any means. The thin layer of bbw that's in the yellow side is a good indicator. Fantastic score, gotta love old rocks!

 

[rideon66]

Well coticules seem to have found me again. This 5" x 2.5" over 1" thick old hard stone showed today.

 

[life2short1971]

Well coticules seem to have found me again. This 5" x 2.5" over 1" thick old hard stone showed today.


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As black as that bottom looks I have to wonder if its also coticule with a heavy dose of manganese instead of bbw?
Congrats its an unusual and beautiful stone!

 

[rideon66]

As black as that bottom looks I have to wonder if its also coticule with a heavy dose of manganese instead of bbw?
Congrats its an unusual and beautiful stone!

Thanks Scott. It is a bit darker, but it is BBW in there too.

 

[David]

Score! You're lucky I didn't see that one.

 

[life2short1971]

Thanks Scott. It is a bit darker, but it is BBW in there too.
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Yeah I see it now. Very nice!

 

[Wid]

Well coticules seem to have found me again. This 5" x 2.5" over 1" thick old hard stone showed today.


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That’s a beautiful coticule, congrats

 

[Empire straights]

Thanks Scott. It is a bit darker, but it is BBW in there too.
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You should finish a razor on it and finish your honing with LOTS of slow, spine leading strokes with the lightest touch them strop a lot on something stiff and I bet you'll get a real nice shave. Is it hard or muddy when you slurry it?

 

[rideon66]

That’s a beautiful coticule, congrats

Thanks.

You should finish a razor on it and finish your honing with LOTS of slow, spine leading strokes with the lightest touch them strop a lot on something stiff and I bet you'll get a real nice shave. Is it hard or muddy when you slurry it?

It is 14-15mm of hard coticule you will not be making mud with this one. This one has a few options. Use a softer slurry stone to make slurry on it, use a hybrid stone on it and after a bit you will get a very light wisp of slurry that will cut steel fast. I also have a similar stone I could try on it.

 

[Matt O]

I have decided that I want to try coticules, so I bought a natural combo 5x2.9x1 fairly standard looking one with a slurry stone off of eBay, and then I also decided to get a green hybrid coticule….

We’ll see how they do…I assume the yellow one will be arriving first…probably next week.