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01-08-2011, 10:00 PM #1
Here is a magnified picture of the surface through an Agfa 8X lupe.
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01-08-2011, 10:31 PM #2
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Thanked: 62That is a cool looking stone! Someday I will get a coticule but not until I figure out what I already have.
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01-08-2011, 10:43 PM #3
Very nice stone. Hopefully those veins can't be felt as you hone.
No matter how many men you kill you can't kill your successor-Emperor Nero
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01-09-2011, 03:29 AM #4
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01-09-2011, 04:33 AM #5
Those veins running through the rock are just that. No cracks. They do not affect the honing in any way. The surface has a mirror finish when held at a certain angle.
I think there are other posts here naming just what exactly those veins are composed.
I would like if anyone could name the layer that this was taken. Maybe Bart or others.
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01-09-2011, 05:28 PM #6
Old Coticules are nearly impossible to identify by the layer they are from since those quarries may not be open any more. Either way it's a very nice stone and will do a great job on razors.
A lot of old coticules I've seen have those veins in them, one of my does, it's my favorite coticule.
If you are having trouble getting a good edge, set the bevel in a light slurry and then just dilute with one finger drop of water from a glass and make 30 half strokes with a little pressure. Continue this until there is only water on the stone and finish on 60 laps with water, x strokes no pressure.Last edited by Disburden; 01-09-2011 at 05:30 PM.
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Evritt (01-09-2011)
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01-09-2011, 05:40 PM #7
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Thanked: 3795That coticule reminds me of a beautiful one that Chrisl has shown many times. I have several coticules that have veins and not one of them impedes honing in any way. They definitely are not cracks.
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Evritt (01-09-2011)
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01-09-2011, 02:20 AM #8
I went the other route. HAD hit me hard and I decided to buy stones first and get the razors later.
Only problem is, I can't stop buying rocks! Received my first J-Nat today. A Nakayama Honyama Asagi. She is so lovely.
There should have been some kida warning about the slippery slope of HAD in the Faq.
I just read where a local barber had passed on to that big hone pile in the sky. Rumor is he had a safe full of rare hones. Anyone got a spare thermal lance I could borrow?