Thread: Combo Coticules

My understanding is that for modern NON combos that are bonded to a supportive base, they use floor tiles. Literally, they buy the tiles in, bond a bunch of coticules to the square tiles, then cut out the shapes.

If you have a non-combo with a bonded supportive base, I imagine it would be very, very easy to tell.

Here is my coti bought direct from the Ardennes Coticule website, it sure seems like a natural combo to me:

I am at work now so I can't remember exactly how many of my more than a dozen coticules are naturals but I have a few. both vintage and current production. I have an 8X3 natural coticule that is one of my best if not the best. It came from a forum member, The Topher. He bought it from Howard and I believe Howard got it from Rob at Ardennes. One way or the other they exist and Rich, those you have in the photo make my mouth water. Gorgeous stones.

Interesting post. to differentiate coticules is very easy i mean it. You don't have to be scientist to find out this is natural combo or not?
Now in your Case we are hearing only your side of the History zib and we don't have picture of original sold item? Will better that member show up and explain his position. i
It is totally unacceptable to accuse somone if your knowledge is lacking(not knowing will be better expression trying to be not rude)The Picture 's you have posted is all Natural Belgian Combo's.
Now there is another Problem with Adrenna's coticules. What is it i will Post picture of the stone and will show only 1 side of the stone. Can any of you tell me this is natural combo or glued. I am sure at least half of you will be confused. less then 5 minutes picture will be in here.

To whom it may concern: I have done business with zib/Rich twice, sold an item to him and a few days later I bought a BBW from him, a good guy to do business with. I do not own a combo, but between hi_bud _gl/Sham and Utopuian/Ron I have seen plenty of them and yes they are beautiful.

JMHO

The purpose of this picture is to show how new person can get confuse about stone. if you have never seen any coticule and this is your first one this stone will make you confuse.check picture and please let me know what you think
Is this Natural combo Belgian coticule?

i'd say not natural combo

I have a vintage one like that. The yellow has some of the blue in it but the blue may not have been enough to leave as it was. So they cut the stone and glued on the BBW base. Just as in Sham's stone you can see the glue line and above it some natural BBW within the yellow. Nothing wrong with that though. Still makes a heckuva good hone.

Originally Posted by zib

Someone emailed me and said that all Coticules are glued to a black base only, and that my "combo stones' must have come from somewhere else, and not Ardennes Coticule. I explained to him that even though combo's are not advertised on Rob Celis's site, they do in fact exist, and many of us have them.

I know I've posted this photo too many times but it applies again here. The one on top and the one on the bottom are the coticules I got from Rob at Ardennes. The bottom one is a natural. The bout on top is the only one bonded to slate. The rest are all combos clearly not "glued to a black base only."

I think we are going to have to think of some other reason to impugn Rich's character, as this one's a bust.

Originally Posted by Utopian

I know I've posted this photo too many times but it applies again here.

I do hope you're taking proper care of all those rocks.

Originally Posted by hi_bud_gl

Interesting post. to differentiate coticules is very easy i mean it. You don't have to be scientist to find out this is natural combo or not?
Now in your Case we are hearing only your side of the History Zip and we don't have picture of original sold item? Will better that member show up and explain his position. i
It is totally unacceptable to accuse somone if your knowledge is lacking(not knowing will be better expression trying to be not rude)The Picture 's you have posted is all Natural Belgian Combo's.
Now there is another Problem with Adrenna's coticules. What is it i will Post picture of the stone and will show only 1 side of the stone. Can any of you tell me this is natural combo or glued. I am sure at least half of you will be confused. less then 5 minutes picture will be in here.

Sham, He never bought a stone, he just inquiered why he didn't see them on Rob's site. he thought I had got them somewhere else and was trying to pass them off as Ardennes Coticule