Thread: La Grise

I had a lagrise a while ago, my first coticule. Sort of a stone without personality, not fast and not that fine.

I sold it to someone at a pretty significant loss, and he felt that it was a great stone. So I was happy to get rid of it, and he was happy to get it at a good price. The satisfaction after the sale was the best thing about it.

It feels rubbery but without being sticky, I thought the feel itself was rather nice.

I agree with Dave - not much personality, but the edges can be great off a La Grise, with a little 'softness' in the edge. Pretty decent shaving edge.

It's a perfectly good coticule layer, but not as much 'fun' as others to hone on.

I spent an hour yesterday on my lagrise and finally put a wonderful edge on it. Very mellow (like whiping wiskers off with a velvet squeegie). But I'd still like to get it sharper some how. I just ordered another coticule from Ardennes so hopefully I can relegate this one to a finisher.