Thread: Pierre de Pyrennes / BBW combo

What can you guys tell me about this combination stone that ardennes is selling. I just bought a 200x60 to compliment my 200x75 coticule. Just to have all 3 in the collection. A set of all the current stones ardennes is selling. You can tell I'm a hardcore Ardennes Coticule supporter.

So on to the stone. We know what the bbw has to offer. What about the pyrennes. The word is its 1.2k. Have assn a thread at B&B and a blog post on tomonagura about it but not much else. Anyone use this French/Belgian combo?

In my point of view nothing really usable...the stones are too slow. I never understood how they figured out the 1.2k.

Actually the pyrenees stones can be bought on different qualities. I own some vintage ones which were sold from FGBC the company/trademark who sold the Lunes and Special stones. The vintage stones are finer, estimation is around 6k-8k, probably a bit above. It seems that how finer the stone is lapped, the finer is the result they can give.

The old one I had topped out at 10kish and was very very pressure sensitive.

Originally Posted by kcb5150

The old one I had topped out at 10kish and was very very pressure sensitive.

Yes some qualities might do so, but not all. FGBC sold a razor grade Pyrenees which was stamped "extra fine".

Even that one IDK if it was an ideal razor hone. Toothy feeling edge, so you would think awesome knife hone but it is so easy to mar the surface freehanding on that rock that it kind of has no comfort zone.

Pyrénées sharpening stone - SUER KOZMETIK Rasoir Sabre France

You can see from the link, Pyrenees comes in different grit. I suspect it's a natural mixture of slate and sandstone, and the sandstone:slate ratio determines it's "grit" rating. I've heard lapping makes a difference.

I've also read about it here:

https://bosq.home.xs4all.nl/info%202...whetstones.pdf

Good luck! I hope it's a great bevel setter.