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    Default MONSTER Coticule Jr.

    This is the little brother to the Belgian BBW/Coticule owned by Marcus (littlesilverbladefromwale) as seen HERE.

    Here's what I know about it...

    1. Vintage
    2. Pink Coticule
    3. Natural Combo
    4. Original Stamps (x3)
    5. "SELECTED" Grade (The only legible stamp.)
    6. Monster Size (299mm x 67.5mm x 35mm)
    7. One lifetime supply of BBW and pink coticule.

    It's a big stone, in fact it may be too big. I'm thinking of cutting it down to 8 x 2.75 with an extra 3.75 x 2.75 travel size stone. (Just kidding.)

    Does that sound like a good idea? =)


    Thanx,
    Christopher
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    Dang! That's a big hone.

    I would leave the hone as-is and not cut it down. That's just me though.

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    I wouldn't cut it down either. You can always get another smaller one, but you may never find another that size again.

    That is a beautiful coticule!

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    I wouldn't cut it down. That is one nice looking rock!

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    I do prefer the smaller 6x2 or 7x2 combos (which look like slurry stones next to this one), because I like to hone in my hand. But I guess it's time I learn how to hone on a table.

    Oh, and I was kidding about cutting this stone. I know better. =)

    However, I will need to lap the pink coticule side, and I'm sure to lose the last remaining evidences of the original stamps. And that makes me a little sad.

    (You can see the word "SELECTED" stamped just above the card in the last photo.)

    Oh, well. =/


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    Very nice stone. Have you tested it yet?
    how it performs?

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    Please don't cut it, with the quarries running short those big ones are irreplaceable!
    It is easier to fool people than to convince them they have been fooled. Twain

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    Where do you come across such a stone? There has to be a story behind it?

    I would love to find a treasure like that.


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    Yowsa! Beautiful stone.

    However, in the immortal words of Maria Muldaur, 'it ain't the meat, it's the motion'....

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    Quote Originally Posted by CJBianco View Post
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    ....snip...

    It's a big stone, in fact it may be too big. I'm thinking of cutting it down to 8 x 2.75 with an extra 3.75 x 2.75 travel size stone.

    Does that sound like a good idea? =)

    Thanx,
    Christopher
    Not a good idea in my opinion.

    The honing stroke that a long hone gives you
    is hard to match. The value of the hone would
    be reduced way out of proportion to the reduction
    in size.

    Shop for a travel size stone or barber hone.
    A smaler irregularly shaped "bout" may be the best
    buy for a travel hone if you want a Coti for traveling.

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