Thread: Honing and the temperature of a stone

Thanks guys, I was nervous that it may have been glued because the BBW was gone. It's intriguing because it looks significantly different from my current (1x4ish) bbw and my newer coti. I'm hoping I can make some time before the meet to try it out. Might have to wait until Saturday to EDIT:hone it out.

An interesting note about this stone. If you look reeeaaaaally carefully, you can notice a dark edge to the honing surface of the coti side. Especially in the top right corner of the last photo. When lapping, I noticed it was convexly dished as opposed to the typical concave. I will probably lap this completely flat, but will probably leave some color of the glue on the sides. Cause history reasons and I'm a dork.

Also, what is nearly impossible to photo, is the nearly holographic swirls on the face of the coti. It is hard to see by eye even. Will try day light.

When and where did you get that one?

Came in the mail yesterday from the bay. It seemed reasonably priced and I put a fairly high bid in. I was also fairly intoxicated, as I was on vacation with my friends from high school. No regrets lol.

Nice stone dinnermint! I'm glad you were able to get it free from the box. Enjoy!

Originally Posted by dinnermint

Thanks guys, I was nervous that it may have been glued because the BBW was gone. It's intriguing because it looks significantly different from my current (1x4ish) bbw and my newer coti. I'm hoping I can make some time before the meet to try it out. Might have to wait until Saturday to break it out.

No, no, no!!!

Never use the word "break" in reference to a hone!

Uh oh. Did I just release bad mojo into the hone ether? I'm going to go edit that post now