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Check this badboy out! I picked it up today at the antique store for a price so low i'm embarassed to say! Unfortunatly the makers name is rubbed off the box :( Has anyone seen or heard of this one?
This sucker works 5x better than my swaty, I think swatys are over-rated.
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Nice find. Many barber's loved coti's. I found I got better edges off my three lined Swaty than my Coti, but Coti's are natural and there are many variants of Swaty's so results will vary.
This one must be magic! I have a three line swaty too.... It seems like I can get a nice mirror finish and slice hairs easy with this one. The swaty doesnt get nearly as close for me.
Beautiful stone and a great find. Enjoy it! Hmmmm....I've never tried lather on my cotis. I'm not interested in trying oil, but maybe lather.......
Chris L
Looks great! Congratulations on yet another antique store treasure. I get better results with coticules than a Swaty, but my Swaty is faster than any of my coticules, so I use it first sometimes before finishing on the Belgian. I can't tell from the photos if your coticule is backed with anything; all the ones I have seen had either the BBW or slate as backing, to prevent breakage. Is yours a solid yellow coti, or is it backed?
It is backed with slate that has a wonderful tigers eye effect when wet. Actually, it might be BBW, I don't know what slate or BBW looks like. Mine is very smooth with little red specks throughout. When wet the specs develop almost a 3D effect and make it hard to focus my eyes.
I find it's good for the final stages because it gives a bit of suction - so the blade will stick to the surface without the use of any pressure.Quote:
Originally Posted by ChrisL
Plus it's fun lathering up a stone.
Red specks would indicate BBW. Does the tiger eye or figuring look anything like this?Quote:
Originally Posted by mrmaroon
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That's the BBW side of a coticule mined somewhere between 100-150 years ago or more.
Do the red specks look like this?
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Some BBW close up pics. The red specks in these pictures are the garnets.
Chris L
Exactly like the pic on the right in the last photo. thanks for the help!
ITs glued on though, doesn't that mean its slate?
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Coticules used to be bonded to BBW much like they are bonded to slate now. It looks like you have a nice vintage coticule bonded to BBW. Nice!
The slurry is maroon colored, hey thats me!
We can more or less confirm it's Belgian Blue Whetstone backed. Now......
Does the BBW have a well defined separation from the coticule layer or obvious evidence of being bonded to the coticule like this?
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Or, is the separation a natural varied line resembling this type of characteristic?
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Chris L
Ah yes, a bonded Coticule/BBW. Very nice. You'll have fun with that.
Chris L
Sweet, I would have thought it was slate if not for you guys! I even bought this one cheaper than the SWATY3 hehehehe
Nice Coticule you have there. What is the size?
Nice find. The first guy who showed me a coticule recommended water but said that Olive oil was ok. Two of my razors seem to like lather though the rest water is good. I first misread the 'lather' on the instructions as 'ether'. Hmm, I thought, that's a new one:).
It says "Northpaw's Special Belgian Razor Hone". Been looking for it for a while, thanks.Quote:
Originally Posted by mrmaroon
I'll cover the shipping...
Nice stone!
Nice stone for the money!
You have a fine example of the top end vintage coticule. that 'special' says it was the best grade sold at the time.
Have more foresight than to sell it, please. You got very lucky. :)
Oh believe me, it won't be sold atm. I'm having a lot of fun actually honing razors I can shave with! I'm getting another coticule in the mail to compare it to. Thanks for the info, I had no idea!
