Thread: A bit of show and tell (coticule)

First post on here in a very long time! I just received a second Coticule and though I would share! I have my suspicions on which veins they are from but I'm not an expert (any input would be welcome).

New Coticule is on the left and my first one on the right. Both are 1.5" X 5"


Second Coticule




This one feels fast on slurry (starts to grey after a few half strokes) and fairly slow on water (one or two sets of half strokes before swarf is visible). Slurry is milky white. It is loud as hell when sharpening (and feels a bit grainy) which is why I suspect it is La Dressant upper layer. The side profile also looks a lot like the upper layer of La Dressant. The surface looks more like La Grise.




My first Coticule (natural Belgian blue whetstone combo), which I've had for about 2 years.




This one is slow on slurry (one or two sets of half strokes before it starts to grey) and very slow on water (pressure makes it work faster). When first starting on water the razor seems to stick to the stone, after a while it goes glassy smooth feeling. The stone turns quite yellow when wet and has a fine wood grain pattern (looks like mahogany grain or oak end grain). Slurry is sort of an off white creamy colour. I may be getting my hopes up but I think this one might be (certainly looks and feels like) La Gross Jaune. I've compared it to a few on Coticule.be (no.21 especially). I'm not sure whether La Gross Jaune has ever come as a natural combo so my other thought was La Grise because of the gradual transition to Belgian blue whetstone and wood grain pattern.

I get great edges off of both stones. Both have their quirks and are trickier to use than synthetic stones but the edges are worth the trouble.

Cheers,

Danm