Thread: Saw a crazy looking coticule on the web, thought I would share.

Was trying to find some information on an item so was looking through sold items and I ran into this awesome looking coticule. It is not for sale and I don't know who owns it but I thought this thing looks crazy so thought I would share it. If I saw a coticule like this I don't think I could stop myself from getting it.
I really like how manganese looks on cotis. Would say my next favorite looking hone would be any jnat with nice Renge

I agree. I would buy it without hesitation. Of course, I feel that way about most coticules. Aside from the mottling, look at how thick it is!

Apparently, red lines are good. Congrats to the owner.

Not really sure how great of stone it was but looks nice. I think it was a 4"x 1.5" stone but not sure, I would of used it either way though

I got 2 of those, they were given to me. Haven't tried them extensively. They are really hard stones, hardly any slurry.
This is not a typical corticule. As you can see it is much thicker than an ordinary coticule, does not need a slate backing.

Originally Posted by Kees

I got 2 of those, they were given to me. Haven't tried them extensively. They are really hard stones, hardly any slurry.
This is not a typical corticule. As you can see it is much thicker than an ordinary coticule, does not need a slate backing.

It looks like it has one, anyway, though. I'd imagine that the hard layer benefits from having the slate for stability.

I've only had 5 coticules (out of several hundred stones total), but one of them cracked on me - an old deep rock hone - after doing nothing other than using it and keeping it in a climate controlled area. I'd be afraid to keep one without a backer - at least if the backer is there, the crack will terminate at the glue line.

Interesting looking stone ,though.

A karasu coticule I saw it when it was for sale as I tend to spend a lot of time browsing that site. No coticules for me yet, never tried one. Maybe one day.