Thread: back from belgium...

i had no objection when my wife suggested that we might spend a couple of weeks in belgium. she didn't know...

well, of course we made a small detour to ardennes coticules. although we did not announce our visit, we were immediately invited on a tour through the workshops. most interesting! then the gentleman told us to go and see the quarry, take a stone or two there, no problem. as you can imagine i was delighted. after buying a "la dressante" and a "les myrtilles" bout i spent an hour in the quarry walking around, examining pieces of rock and finally chose a few pieces i wanted to take home. no problem, said the friendly caterpillar-driver, certainly knowing that usable stones can't be picked up like daisies on a meadow.

anyway, the following days i was on the lookout for more stones (HAD!), since i had no idea when i'll be in belgium again. i was very lucky when i met a most knowledgable person, who, after i had asked for "special" stones, disappeared in the back of the house and minutes later presented some monstrous stones from closed mines. the price was right and i got weak.

my suitcase was a few kilos heavier on our way back home. on the picture below you see the aftermath of a belgian holiday paired with mental weakness: a 10" natural combo monster from the old rock mine, a dressante, two veinettes, a myrtilles bout and some smaller stones. the bout in the front is a piece of coticule i picked up in the quarry. i lapped it and honed a razor on it. quite promising, i'll know more tomorrow morning. so far i have only shaved off the veinette. good shave!

and yes, i know, one needs only one small stone and one razor... my wife told me.

regards,
hans

Even if those stones aren't the best, excellent pieces to remember an unforgettable trip!!! That pink stone and the 10" are fantastic looking!

I'm hoping to get to Belgium in the next few years...

Nice rocks man.

Pretty cool, thanks for sharing!

Very nice. I love the monster does it have a tan? Also let us know what you think about the les myrtilles. Haven't heard anyone talk about them yet. I know they are a new layer and supposed to be like La Veinette.

Originally Posted by rideon66

Very nice. I love the monster does it have a tan? Also let us know what you think about the les myrtilles. Haven't heard anyone talk about them yet. I know they are a new layer and supposed to be like La Veinette.

I have a small bout LM, they're fantastic!

OP -- best thread I've read all year. Congrats!

Now I know... just go to belgium with a few cases.

I Would Say Ye-----Ha,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

So pretty,( jealousy is an ugly thing...lol) what a great trip!

That's great. The stones looks awesome

Originally Posted by brightred

and yes, i know, one needs only one small stone and one razor... my wife told me.

No, no, no...

You need to explain to your wife the concept of resting an edge. The steel of each razor needs to rest at least 2 weeks. For that reason you need a minimal rotation of 14 razors.

And, of course, each razor needs its own dedicated hone!

We need some sort of webpage dedicated to explaining concepts like this to doubting wives.