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10-19-2010, 04:18 PM #1Senior Member
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Coticule Versus Escher circa 1926
This info is from The Barber's Manual by A.B. Moler. First published in 1911, my copy is the 1926 edition. I am not taking a position on the merits of the text as I love both stones. Just thought to share the information for those who haven't seen the book.
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10-19-2010, 04:33 PM #2
Interesting post Jimmy! Thanks for sharing..!
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10-19-2010, 05:45 PM #3I Bleed Slurry
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Very cool, I love when you post these old manuals information.
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10-19-2010, 06:00 PM #4Senior Member
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Did i read it says Cream color of the stone is real hone?
Does that means BBW IS NOT HONE? JUST SLATE FOR BACKING?
by the way JIMMY thank you for hiding all this great information from us until now.
lol.
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10-19-2010, 06:12 PM #5
yes
Originally Posted by hi_bud_gl
only if the other rock that was cut out and glued to the cream rock as a base was a BBW Originally Posted by hi_bud_gl
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10-19-2010, 10:09 PM #6Shaving Monk
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Thanx, Jimmy.
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Very informative post. Thank you.
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10-20-2010, 03:24 AM #8Senior Member
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Sham, back in the mid 1980s I bought 3 coticules from three different barbers in north NJ. All of them told me the cream color side was the hone and the blue side was not good for honing. Just to reinforce the cotiucle. They referred to it as a 'soap stone' and used lather as the vehicle for their honing. No slurry. If I understand it correctly the fact that the bbw is a viable hone has only become known in recent years. BTW, I just got the book a week ago off of the bay and was very happy to see the pages on the hones. Originally Posted by hi_bud_gl
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10-20-2010, 04:07 AM #9Senior Member
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Thanks ,that was great ,you should post more of it,whatever is good anyway...
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10-20-2010, 04:43 AM #10Senior Member
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If the book is correct than this must be also"If you've only been around sharpening for a few years, you've probably never heard of a carborundum stone. It isn't that these stones don't exist, it is because the current popular language doesn't use the term carborundum to refer to the silicon carbide stone any longer. In short, carborundum is a silicon carbide stone",I got that from sharpening supplies.com,than that means since they come in three grades,course,medium,and fine,doesnt that mean that the fine would be basically a new Swaty?If so than you can get one new that's bigger 6"x3" and cheaper about 17 bucks,or is there some kind of difference that I'm not aware of?
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