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Thread: Maybeeeeee .... a coticule?
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05-04-2009, 10:03 PM #1
Maybeeeeee .... a coticule?
Thoughts?
I just couldn't stop looking at the brown underneath.
The age is good (old as hell)
Based on all the dried slurry I would say it is soft-ish.
Plus it is really dished, which should be wrong for Arkansas which is hard.(er)
I was gonna buy a lottery ticket, then saw this.
SIGNED EARLY PRIMITIVE WOOD STONE SHARPENING TOOL HONE - eBay (item 110382532137 end time May-03-09 20:11:08 PDT)
wish me
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05-04-2009, 10:41 PM #2
Here's wishing you luck!
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05-04-2009, 10:52 PM #3
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I really can't tell from the photos, but I can't rule it out either.
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05-05-2009, 11:43 AM #4
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Hope it turns out to be a coticule that can be salvaged! If so, great price for a huge coticule!
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05-05-2009, 01:42 PM #5
I almost bid on it too, but after studying the poor photos for a spell, decided the odds were against it being a coticule. But, like a 50 to 1 odds horse winning a race, it happens. So good luck and please post pics after you get it cleaned up!
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05-05-2009, 01:51 PM #6
Could be. It has a hint of correct colouring & the extent of dishing suggests it may be a natural. For that money it's worth taking the chance. When you're lapping it you should save the slurry. It'll keep you & your descendants going for generations!
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05-05-2009, 03:00 PM #7
What an interesting stone. If it could talk I bet it would have some tales to tell. Whoever NB was he got his money's worth.
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05-05-2009, 03:13 PM #8
I was gonna check a corner or pop it out of the box first to see what it was.
If it is junk I will resell it as "vintage sharpening stone hone etc".
If it is coticule then I will saw the extra off to make slurry stones instead of lapping it flat from the word go.
Man that would be one hell of a big coticule for $16 !!
N.B. sure did get his moneys worth !!!
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05-05-2009, 03:14 PM #9