Thread: Natural options for "1-8k work"

Messing with Naturals below the Pre-Finisher / Finisher stage can be a ton of fun and the source of much frustration

My results have been much like stated above, setting the bevel is really the issue once that can be accomplished, there are many ways to a shave ready edge and success.

Using cutting slurries can ease that process, heck using the right slurry you can set a bevel on a piece of glass, but finding a Natural stone that effectively sets a bevel is a quest I am still on

If it eludes or frustrates guys like you it's well beyond me. That I'm certain of. However this is all speculation on my part and I'm learning a lot in this thread. It can be nice in such a large arena simply to have a good grasp of ones options. Of what is available, and what those with first-hand experience think about it.

I've been trying the Pyrénées side of a La Pyrénées/BBW Combo as a bevel-setter - one of these from Ardennes Coticule.

Ahh, that page reminds me of one of the key reasons I keep doing u-turns on the thought of ever buying a coticle stone. Size-wise I've used longer 65mm wide stones and shorter 80mm wide stones and I find I like the width far more than the length. In order to get a coti that's anywhere near as wide as I'd like I'd have to pay a heck of a lot of money and for the price of a 200/75mm coticle there are many, many options. Options make for tough decisions!

I love stones and think they're things of beauty, but I honestly hope never to own so many that such decisions become simple. I want a tight, effective collection of stones which will all be used. So I mean to take things very slowly.