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12-18-2014, 03:43 PM #1
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Thanked: 458Every older person I've talked to (which I guess is all of about 3) always says "don't use ___ side", and they're referring to the blue side. That includes carvers, who never use the blue side, either.
I haven't followed that discussion in detail on here or any of the other coticule boards (you can't even talk on one of them without getting permission from the members, can you? I can't even see the board posts, they're secret or something), but I'm guessing that the desire to have and use the BBW side is a new thing. I don't use it, but still would rather have a natural combo than a glued combo stone, anyway (I'll admit, they look nicer).
I never noticed the blue side to cut faster than the yellow, anyway, or even as fast. It's just a novelty to use something different sometimes.
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12-18-2014, 04:26 PM #2
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Thanked: 13234I think maybe some of the difference in BBW results might be attributed to the BBW's..
The ones being marketed separately for the last 10 years or so do a better job at "Honing" then the ones I have tried the were attached to the back of an older Coticule layer as a support stone..
That could just be my imagination at work too, or shear luck, I haven't done serious testing nor would I, to me it is a niche stone that is fun to mess with... I will play around when I have a really outstanding older stubtail type blade, coming off the bevel set going to a BBW and then a final finish on the Coticule, it seems to give a softer cutting approach to that old steel and a longer lasting comfortable edge.. Again just my impression, no proofLast edited by gssixgun; 12-18-2014 at 04:29 PM.
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12-18-2014, 05:32 PM #3
I can't recall whether it was Bart, Bruno, or maybe another member from Belgium, but someone posted photos of roads paved with BBW, fences built out of the stuff, IIRC a home with a BBW rock face on the exterior, and last but not least, a large table made of BBW. Whether it was Bart I don't know, but the fact that up until the past decade or so, BBW was not even considered as a material viable for honing.
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12-18-2014, 08:50 PM #4Be careful how you treat people on your way up, you may meet them again on your way back down.
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12-18-2014, 10:38 PM #5
off topic but when i saw JimmyHAD say he did some searching , i was getting excited to see the rest of the pics he mentioned ..lol..
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12-19-2014, 06:35 AM #6
I am not sure Jimmy if you mean this foto:
It was published in the coticule diaries were you can also find the foto of the house you posted. At the beginning of the article they describe how they walked along trails solidified with belgian blue whetstones.
The whole article could be downloaded here:
http://www.coticule.be/heritage.html