Thread: French Hones

This stone is a very thick mud, oily, sticky
we think qu'ellevient south west of France because I have found several in my area as well as other exhibits Charlie is also in the south west
but I saw one for sale in Spain but I do not know if the south or north
So the track, south west France and northern Spain would be to remember I think

Here are the pictures you asked for :









The stone is very thin, one layer, and always seen with those brown spots on the side. The overall color is "mordoré".

She is to be found on the flea markets of the south-west of France, and it appears to be quite a common stone there.

But strangely, no reference yet in any old literature.

In the meantime, I called it the "mordorée du sud-ouest"

Edit : on the other hand, don't you think SliceOfLife's stones look like "Les Latneuses coticules" ?

I don't think they are the same as the ones just posted.

Originally Posted by Thaeris

Here are the pictures you asked for :










Edit : on the other hand, don't you think SliceOfLife's stones look like "Les Latneuses coticules" ?

I don't think they are the same as the ones just posted.

No, Ian is experienced with Coticules, he owned and owns a lot of these...

Originally Posted by Thaeris

Here are the pictures you asked for :The stone is very thin, one layer, and always seen with those brown spots on the side. The overall color is "mordoré".

She is to be found on the flea markets of the south-west of France, and it appears to be quite a common stone there.

But strangely, no reference yet in any old literature.

In the meantime, I called it the "mordorée du sud-ouest"

Edit : on the other hand, don't you think SliceOfLife's stones look like "Les Latneuses coticules" ?

I don't think they are the same as the ones just posted.

Seems like these stone were originally on a paddle, from the ones here and on B&B. There are so many different layers of coticules going back to roman times and i still think it is one. JMHO

Yes martin you're right, The two of theses stones I have were on paddle.

I'll make some good pics; after some tests I would say they are as fine as vintage coticule...and can be use as finishers.

Originally Posted by guillaume

Yes martin you're right, The two of theses stones I have were on paddle.

I'll make some good pics; after some tests I would say they are as fine as vintage coticule...and can be use as finishers.

The sides are covered with patina I suppose ? I wouldn't clean them, but if they were clean they would probably be like the top in color. Probably coticule. Nice whatever they are.

A few pics to get a better idea: stones all come from center or south of France(States of Allier, Cantal, Hérault, Rhône etc...)ne was found with an old paddle-box with a date marked on the wood and initials.

Sorry pics are to big!

Very interesting stones Guillaume,

thanks for sharing. You have mentioned exactly the place in France from where the stones are. Have you personally been at the quarries or do you mean the places where you purchased the stones?

Thank you Hatzicho, the different locations I named is where vendors live. It was often a blind purchase...
Those stones has the same hardness than vintage coticules. Once I tried to make slurry rubbing a green stone and a coticule(a tender one which is auto slurrying), the green one didn't like it at all and got some fine scratches at the surface.

The sensation of steel against the stone while honing is very good, quite sticky, when the edge starts to be really keen, a thin slurry is appearing; the stone also brakes(slows down) the razor!