Name that coticule...lol

[MileMarker60]

I just picked this one up.
I've only taken a second to play with it. I wouldn't call it a creamy feeling stone but I wouldn't consider it a gritty feel either ( I consider most Verte's gritty feeling)
I'm not a big stone ID'er, I'm more of a "how does it feel and how does it work" kind of guy.
That being said, I how they're are a few out there that ID coticule veins from a mile away..
So, those that can, what do you think.
As for now, I'm calling it my American flag stone.. red, white and blue.
Top 1/3 has a blue hue, middle off white and the bottom 1/3 has a red hue.

 

[MilkyLee]

Dang, nice coti Brian!

 

[joshua1970]

+1

 

[Woodash]

Shirley.

 

[TonyN]

Sweet coti Brian!

 

[life2short1971]

Could I have a closer pic of the surface and side textures please brian?

 

[MileMarker60]

Thanks for the nice words. She's pretty good size, 200x60. I figure I'll run a couple razors over it tonight and see how she works.

 

[MileMarker60]

Here you go Scott

 

[SliceOfLife]

You should love him and squeeze him and call him George.

 

[MileMarker60]

You should love him and squeeze him and call him George.

I've only kept one stone around long enough to give a name

 

[life2short1971]

Merely a guess but I'm gonna say the faster side of the La Grise vein.

 

[Doc226]

Holly cow, why didn't you get the BIG one-WOW

 

[life2short1971]

Very nice stone by the way. You may find one of the colors to be easier on to finish or there may be no variance at all. Enjoy Brian!

 

[Krodor]

not quite big enough, ya think?

 

[tomjr]

i think shelia is the name 4 it.

 

[Krodor]

from "A Coticule Many Desire":

Stellaaaaaa!!!!

 

[MileMarker60]

LOL...
She has to be able to stay around a little while to get a name..
For the most part, "most" coticle work about the same for me. The bigger thing is the "feel" of the stone.
I don't think I've had a coticule that I couldn't get a good shaving edge out of...but that "feel" things seem to be a little more allusive..lol
There are very few stones I've sold/traded/ broke that I regret. Just so happens the only 2 I can think of were both coticules and it had little to do with performance..lol

 

[dakotaev]

Dang thats a nice big stone.

 

[jason192783]

I had to ask
I have a coticule myself, where like yours, on one end, it looks to have little 'dots' on them
the downside is, I can FEEL those little dots, they are elevated, when I rub over the stone

is yours perfectly smooth?
otherwise I might sand mine down a bit until the dots are gone, I wouldn't dream about honing my razors on that

 

[MileMarker60]

I had to ask
I have a coticule myself, where like yours, on one end, it looks to have little 'dots' on them
the downside is, I can FEEL those little dots, they are elevated, when I rub over the stone

is yours perfectly smooth?
otherwise I might sand mine down a bit until the dots are gone, I wouldn't dream about honing my razors on that

The "feel" of the stone isn't related to the dots. The stone itself is smooth, the dots are not elevated.
I shaved off the stone last night. It wasn't bad for a quick test