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10-18-2015, 10:54 PM #1Senior Member
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Found a Coti in the wild yesterday (pic heavy)
I went to an antique shop yesterday and saw a dirty old rock in a display case and I felt obliged to check it out. I found the lady with the keys and she opened it up and hot damn if it wasn't a coticule. For only $9.95 too. Boy I was grinning from ear to ear. It was dished pretty dang bad but after a while, a long while, on the DMT I got her straightened out. There's about a 1mm dimple near one edge which I think I'll try to fill with some CA glue. I think she's awfully pretty. And I still can't believe I found one in the wild
Anyone have an idea on ID?
Just a little far from flat...
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10-18-2015, 10:56 PM #2Senior Member
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(all cleaned up and lapped)
(you can kind of see the chip/dimple at the top)
(wet a little)Last edited by notitfortat; 10-18-2015 at 11:02 PM.
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10-18-2015, 11:03 PM #3I love Burls....... and Acrylic
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That's a great score. The colouring on it is very nice and probably really pops when it has some water on it. Lots of usable material left too which means lapping shouldn't be an issue. Congrats!!
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10-18-2015, 11:08 PM #4< Banned User >
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Looks like a little hybrid coticule glued to an BBW back, Darn Nice stone for less than 10$$$
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10-18-2015, 11:14 PM #5Senior Member
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The coloring looks like a 'La Dressant Au Bleu' that I have...my best and hardest Coticule finisher.
Last edited by Wolfpack34; 10-18-2015 at 11:17 PM.
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10-18-2015, 11:22 PM #6Senior Member
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Beautiful stone. That does look quite similar indeed. Thanks!
Originally Posted by Wolfpack34
The coloring looks like a 'La Dressant Au Bleu' that I have...my best and hardest Coticule finisher.
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10-19-2015, 12:07 AM #7< Banned User >
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You may have hit it on the head there Wolfpack. I tend toward your opinion. Originally Posted by Wolfpack34
The coloring looks like a 'La Dressant Au Bleu' that I have...my best and hardest Coticule finisher.
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10-19-2015, 12:55 AM #8illegitimum non carborundum
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The coloring looks like...
Dude, (sorry I'm not a dude kind of guy but seriously, dude) you found this rock in an antique store, which means your rock is old. Now, obviously, all rocks are old, but yours was mined way before anybody bothered making note of veins from just one mine.
For that reason, my idea for an ID is...
it's a coticule.
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10-19-2015, 01:12 AM #9Senior Member
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I've got a feeling this one will be great fun indeed. I'll be giving it a go tomorrow. Something to look forward to all day at work Originally Posted by Utopian
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10-19-2015, 01:19 AM #10illegitimum non carborundum
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I looked at your photos again and this time noticed the background which allowed me to see that you have other coticules. THIS is where some of the fun comes in. ALL of these rocks perform a little differently. Personally, I have never found a coticule that I did not like, which is why I have somewhere between 30 and 40 coticules, because whether they are fast or slow, or a bit more coarse or fine, they ALL provide a perfectly good shaving edge. I have several coticules out on loan to others, and when I go to meet-ups I usually bring several coticules to allow people to hone on a variety of coticules to see just how much they can vary. I do this because I like letting others try out this extremely traditional form of razor sharpening.
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