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    Good evening gents,
    Just wondering if anyone can help me identify what i've aquired if anything...lol.
    From what i've read in the wiki the one may be a BBW..its a kind of purple color and feels fairly smooth.
    The other I really dont know, Ive attached pics of front back and side...if anyone can help please do Thanks
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    Coticule and bbw

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    Quote Originally Posted by hi_bud_gl View Post
    Coticule and bbw
    This is why I love this forum..such knowledge and help! Thank you

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    Almost always you will find a coticule and BBW combined together either as a natural pair of rock veins cut out together or else glued together. This is because the coticule by itself is quite fragile and needs a stronger substrate to support it. You might want to either consider gluing them together and cutting them to matching shapes, or else glue the coticule to something else like a wood base, or else just be VERY careful with it. Of course, you should do that anyway!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Utopian View Post
    Almost always you will find a coticule and BBW combined together either as a natural pair of rock veins cut out together or else glued together. This is because the coticule by itself is quite fragile and needs a stronger substrate to support it. You might want to either consider gluing them together and cutting them to matching shapes, or else glue the coticule to something else like a wood base, or else just be VERY careful with it. Of course, you should do that anyway!

    +1 to gluing something to that Coticule. They are very fragile, or unstable in that condition. They were originally backed with BBW, and later with slate...but anything will do, even wood....and a good two part epoxy...

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    +1 on that. I do have one coti on it's own but it is very thick and narrow. The gluing would make it too cumbersome to use and I keep it protected in the original box for all time when not in use.

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