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Hi I am nearly sure this is a coticule, but is described as a arkansas on the webpage. It is glued on too another stone and size is 150 x 40 mm. I would appreciate your opinions.
http://i1086.photobucket.com/albums/...83/stoneid.jpg
sorry about pic pulled off webpage
Sure looks like a coticule to me. :)
Edit ...... then again ..... the swirly bits in it might be a translucent arkie ? The lighting in the photo might make the stone lighter in the photo than it is in life.
Ask the seller if the stone it is glued to is dark or light. If I'm seeing the bottom layer in the photo (I'm not sure I am), then it appears to be light. If that is the case, it is unlikely that it is a coticule since they were almost universally attached to dark stones such as BBW (Belgian Blue Whetstone) or slate.
It looks just like the coticule that I have
Well its been bought and paid for now so whatever it is, it is.
contacted seller but all packaged up now as well so nothing more on the description will Post more details when I have it in my hands.
With a yellow/pink colour, dark veins and a corner missing a Coticule seems most likely the case. Looks good!
try raizing a slurry if some milky slurry raizes i'm sure you have a coticule.Quote:
Originally Posted by Piet
Wonder if they got what they wanted for it given the new info?
I dont want anything for it I bought it and i know the properties of a coti, and looked like one to me. but thought I would ask opinions here in case I was missing something obvious in the picture.:rant:Quote:
Originally Posted by rostfrei
I think rostfrei was asking if the eBay sellers would have asked for more if they knew they had a coticule on their hands.
Well it arrived and it is a coti, but has a crack along the middle that means top surface is split into two:(. this is a old crack and I believe has always been this way, had to cut out box as was glued in with same stuff used to glue both half's of the stone together. Any ideas how to fix the crack or info on what other side is welcome.
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http://i1086.photobucket.com/albums/...110112_003.jpg
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Are you sure it's not a vein? I have a Coticule with a crack I can feel but I can hone just fine with it as long as I don't hone with an angle parallel to the crack.
Nope crack came into two parts when soaked in hot water to try and get out box, all lines up perfect so think I will still be able to use when I put it back together
Ok I am now quite sure the other side is a bbw looks purple colour when wet and slurry is same color as stone. But if I am wrong please correct me
Yeah it is BBW for sure :)
I think others have recommended using long cure two part epoxy glue for glueing the sides together. Good luck.