Thread: My coticule broke! :(

Isn't that a combo? The bottom half looks blue to me. Or is it slate?

Yeah its a combo, its kind of blackish on one side

It could not have broke any better, the coticule layer is still intact. Just glue them back together and it will be fine.

I don't understand why you sent that email. You can't expect a seller to refund an item you broke. Coticules are actually known for being fragile hence they are sold with backing.

Originally Posted by Sibban

Yeah its a combo, its kind of blackish on one side

so now you have an extra BBW then.
What really is important is to not leave the stone on a chair always on a nice stable flat surface away from edges ( not like on your pics).
Also honing really happens on the coticule side so you are fine.

Your glass is half empty, not half full my friend... Sell the lower half. You have enough on the BBW side to last
awhile.

It's only a 10x4 cm stone so the Coti/BBW part is about 5-6mm thick. I wouldn't advice using that without extra backing.

I think Ardennes was very tactful, and correct, in their response.

I did not buy it from Ardennes Utopian, i got it as an x-mas present from my parents. It´s from a swedish site. The only one that has high grit honing stones :P.. Yeah it seems im stupid to lay it on a chair and you guys are right im lucky it broke the way it did. What kind of glue would you recomend?

You can use almost any glue. I've even used plain old Elmer's white glue, the stuff kids use, to glue hones successfully. You would not want such a water soluble glue on a hone you would soak, but since you don't soak a coticule, even it would work fine. The only kind of glue you need to be especially cautious with is one that expands due to a chemical reaction during the gluing process. An example is Gorilla Glue, which expands upon contact with water. Such a glue will work fine but you need be certain to apply uniform pressure during the clamping. Line each side with a piece of wood and then clamp it all together.

I can understand your surprise and disappointment that such a small fall broke the stone. That said the company is 100% correct it is a natural material they are in no way responsible for it's durability. You could not have been any luckier with the way that the stone broke, just be grateful it broke the way it did and go buy a lotto ticket because you are a lucky guy!