Thread: My first Belgian coticule

With slurry

I was eyeballin that coticule on Etsy. Looks like maybe I shoulda pulled the trigger cause it looks like a good one. Glad to see someone will put it to good use. Let us know how the edges are off of it.

BBW, and natural combo I'd say

Let's learn the characteristics of both sides are now

Originally Posted by HARRYWALLY

I was eyeballin that coticule on Etsy. Looks like maybe I shoulda pulled the trigger cause it looks like a good one. Glad to see someone will put it to good use. Let us know how the edges are off of it.

Glad to make you wish you'd pulled the trigger lol.

Originally Posted by Thaeris

BBW, and natural combo I'd say

Let's learn the characteristics of both sides are now

Will do, gonna put it to work momentarily

Well, I honed up a dubl duck special no.1 on it, 1k jns > bbw >coticule and it does a great job, not the closest shave ive ever had but it shaves comfortably. The yellow coticule blackens the slurry in only a few passes and has a lot more feedback than my other hones...almost like my 1k jns with a slurry. I will add the coticule to my rotation for sure, I am very pleased with it! Probably will follow it up with my T. Noonan & Co "Modock" hone ( I honestly like the shaves off the modock better than my Y/G or blue Thuringians). I'll have to see how it goes.

The bbw removed the JNS 1k scratches very fast and doesnt leave a deep scratch pattern at all.

Originally Posted by edhewitt

That foible of yours worked out well for me though frankie. I prefer to rest my hone on a table so a base gives me extra height, perhaps if and when i get more proficient i might prefer to hold my hone in my hand. Baseless hones would be more compact to store, but in my opinion may be more prone to damage.

I some times put the stone I choice to sharpen with on top of a larger stone with two sides flat enough and Kitchen rag that's wet to hold it in place
like how cooks hold there cutting broads in one place with a wet rag.

Originally Posted by DennisBarberShop

Better pic
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Do my eyes see Brown. I have never hold a brown bbw.

Originally Posted by Suile

Do my eyes see Brown. I have never hold a brown bbw.

Wet the purple shows more but looks more brown with a hint of purple dry, definitely a natural in person you can see the striations. I am pretty sure I can shave off the darker side, it cuts pretty quick but leaves almost no scratch pattern....gotta dig out a wider beveled razor though and give it a run, my 15x loupe isnt the best but good enough for checking bevel set.

Originally Posted by DennisBarberShop

Well, I honed up a dubl duck special no.1 on it, 1k jns > bbw >coticule and it does a great job, not the closest shave ive ever had but it shaves comfortably. The yellow coticule blackens the slurry in only a few passes and has a lot more feedback than my other hones...almost like my 1k jns with a slurry. I will add the coticule to my rotation for sure, I am very pleased with it! Probably will follow it up with my T. Noonan & Co "Modock" hone ( I honestly like the shaves off the modock better than my Y/G or blue Thuringians). I'll have to see how it goes.

The bbw removed the JNS 1k scratches very fast and doesnt leave a deep scratch pattern at all.

if you realy don't like your thuringians I'll probably be able to provide a loving home for them

your coticule looks realy nice btw

Originally Posted by Bram

if you realy don't like your thuringians I'll probably be able to provide a loving home for them

your coticule looks realy nice btw

Haha I like em, I just really like the Modock lately, still dont have a clue where the source of that natural stone is but it is a fast fine finisher....wish I did, I'd have a collection and it is still the only one I have seen of these hones.