Thread: Show Us Your Hones, Please

Originally Posted by Harvitz81

This is my entire collection that I'm trying to whittle down.



Left to right:
DMT 600/1200
DMT 200/325
Chosera 1K

Coticules (top Row):
La Veinette (probably my best overall coticule - fast on slurry, slow on water and leaves an amazing edge)
La Veinette Narrow (similar to the one above, use it on smiling or warped spine razors)
La Petite Blanch (@nd Favorite, fast on slurry and water, narrow and great all around. A little keener edge than the Veinettes)
3 Les Latneuses (showing hybrid sides only. Hybrids leave one of the smoothest finishes off a coticule you can get)

(second row)
La Dressante (workhorse of a hone. Fast on slurry and water and leaves the most keen edge of any of my coticules)
La Verte (new addition - haven't tested it out yet)
La Grosse Blanch (buttery smooth edges off this one)
La Grosse Jaune (similar to the Blanch)
La Grise (slow on slurry and water. Basically a finisher only, but leaves a smooth edge)

3rd row
Vintage Coticule Combo (very nice stone, fast on slurry and slow on water. Reminds me of my La veinettes. Killer edge off this one)
Slurry stones
7x1.5" Escher
7x1.5: Vintage Thuringian (edges off these to are basically identical. Use them when I want to refine the coticule edge a little sharper)

Upper right - Charnley Forest (hardly ever use this one. Too slow and think they are overrated)
Lower right - Frankonian (very similar to escher/thuri)
Lower left - Oozuku Asagi and tomonagura (need to play with this more as I've had some edges off it that are the best off any of my finishers. Just not consistent enough on it)

I see some things there I wouldn't mind having. Love the coticule I got from you last week.