Thread: Standard vs Selected Coticules

The difference is marketing, that's all.

While I totally understand the HAD thing, I would highly recommend trying another type of hone. Nothing against coticules, but it's always good to see how you like the way other hones perform and to learn to use another tool. It will teach you more about what you like and you'll learn some things you don't know you don't know. Unless, of course, you've already tried other hones and prefer coti's to them, in which case I'd get the bigger one.

There is a true rock hound out there...
His name is Howard he runs the Perfect Edge, Google it and read about rocks from somebody that really understands them...

SRD carries the Select also ...
Now being the picky bastard that I am, I would not consider any Coticule that wasn't select, having inclusions in the face of the stone would seriously bug me...

For you being down under you have to make sure you get a good stone the first time...and you being a restorer in my mind means that your brain might be wired somewhat like mine and has to have near perfection hehehe

Maybe I shouldnt have asked, the decision is getting harder.

Hey, maybe get something different instead and just add variety to the HAD! lol.

Originally Posted by baldy

Maybe I shouldnt have asked, the decision is getting harder.

Do as Glen advised and check out Howards site at the Perfect Edge. I bought a yellow coti from him a couple of years ago and I am still in love with it! Where has he been lately anyway? Anybody know?

Originally Posted by Disburden

The difference is marketing, that's all.

I'm inclined to agree.

It´s not necessarily marketing, but your edges definetely won´t benefit from a selected one, too.
It´s only the eye! Selected ones are, well, selected and look perfectly even.
The reason this was done in the first place was to ensure
the stone you bought was free of harmful inclusions that would come up
after a decade of use. That´s how it comes some call selected Kosher.
Kosher derives from the hebrew term kashér, meaning fit especially
fit to my religion. Today in Germany we still use the word to express something is adequite, fit or trustworthy.
btw. we germans use a ton of hebrew terms, that you guys speaking the king's english might use as well.

But nowadays selected stones may not be kosher anymore.
It depends on the quality of the seller to say if selected means:
It doesn´t have dots or lines on the surface I can see,
or it will not show any dots or lines after lapping or use for years.

Because I have yet to find a non-selected coticule that has harmfull inclusions,
I would recommend the cheaper non selected,
if you do not care for the looks of the stone.
Otherwise knock yourself out and spend the 20 Bucks more for a selected one

Actually select and kosher are different grades
as select can have dark spots and patterns while kosher need to be perfectly clean faced

oops didnt see your last comment

I've recently bought a la veinette from Ardiness and it is select grade.
I didn't ask for select and it would not have bothered me but I do like the look of natural materials. This is my 3rd coti and it was not cheap but am delighted with it.