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Hello guys,
I just won this on the bay. What do you think it is?
A solid piece of BBW only or a thin layer of BBW and the rest a Coticule?
Pay attention to the glare factor and ask yourself if this has a bevel around the edges.
Straight Razor barber Hone - eBay (item 250733975809 end time Dec-05-10 01:17:22 PST)
Geez Randy ..... is that a bbw/coticule ? If so you made out like a bandido. :)
Yes, it looks like a BBW/ coti combo, but the ruler is in centimeters, so its close to 4 inches long and about 2 wide so its a little on the small side.
A monster bench coticule?
Randy and I have already discussed this but I'll throw it out here as well. I think it is just a BBW, no coticule. Now, I realize that does not make sense given that the BBW side was just considered to be backing material and not of use for honing, but the first and third photos make my think this. The first photo shows that the edges are beveled. The right side of the third photo shows that bevel again and the side of the hone above it. The far right side still looks like it is BBW rather than coticule to me.
:shrug:
Of course, it's the photography that is making it confusing.
Edit: Also, of course, I hope and expect that I am wrong!
Centimeters! Whew, my heart.
What is all the white material, if this is a BBW?
I see what you mean, the reflection may be what is making the portion on the other side of the beveled edges look like it is a much lighter color. All we can do is wait and see and hope that Randy lucked out on this one. :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Utopian
"Ron is correct.(unfortunately Ron you are not wrong) it is just BBW.
People from Germany was selling similar stones for a long time(i see seller from Italy) i don't know how you mixed up this action Randy.
I think that's what I was seeing too. May just be the lighting making it look lighter. Was hard to tell, was looking on my phone initially :pQuote:
Originally Posted by JimmyHAD
I adjusted the levels and the contrast, but did nothing that would affect the color... There are blue tones in it, but not the slightest hint of yellow or cream.
Sorry Randy.
My guess: Vulkan Abziehstein:
http://www.kirschen.de/elkat/katalog/pdf/10053.pdf
Thanks guys, this is interesting to see what your approach is.
I just sent a question to the seller and asked if this is one color or two so we will see what he says.
Ron, Now that you mention a bevel on the first pic I have to agree with you. It also appears on the second pic. I missed those. HNSB, thats a unique approach. Thanks but I think your software is not telling the truth!:)
Due to the lack of glare at the extreme right of the 3rd pic that is where I am focused. I think there are 2 colors. The texture is classic BBW on the side that is shown so I would be surprised if it is Kees Vulcan hone but I would be very pleased if it is. Something new is always welcome.
I need another Coticule, NOT! but this was just for fun.
Keep the comments and rationale coming.:)
The software doesn't lie! Most of the pixels are gray tones, so it is possible that the stone picked up a blue cast from the lighting, but I can say for 100% certain that there are no pixels in the questionable part of the image that contain the slightest bit of yellow. (to be fair there are only about 10% that contain any blue, the rest are shades of gray) So... it depends on the dynamic range of the camera sensor and the resulting encoded JPG, but I'm gonna say with 95% certainty that it's not a coticule.Quote:
Originally Posted by randydance062449
If I'm wrong, whenever I make it down there to see your stash of hones, I'll buy you lunch. :)
So... you end up with a cheap coticule and a free lunch! That's a deal that's hard to beat!
I just received a reply from the seller and here it is!..................
Dear randydance,
yr parcel has been already sent the hone is of one color only as pictured
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so, it seems it is not a coticule/bbw so now the most likely answer is just a BBW.
Thanks for the fun guys!:)
The hone arrived yesterday and it is a BBW.
:rant: