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Hey guys this is a stone I found in my grandfather's old stuff the golden thing is a sticker it comes off and reveals a gray stone and the other side is a white side. It almost looks like marble stone. Thanks for the help!
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You have a good quality coticule there.
Congrats!
Thanks HNSB,
Do I have to lap a Coticule? Can I use it just like that is it a finishing stone?
Sorry for all the questions i searched the library but found very little info on coticules.
Yes, you should lap it to make sure it's flat. After that it will require very little lapping.
It is primarily a finishing stone, but with slurry it can do some of the work of the middle-grit stones.
what ever you do dont take the sticker off it will lose value ! and yes its a beautiful coti
One of the best available. About lapping. Check it first if it is flat and smooth no reason to lap it again.
I absolutely adore these old barbershop size (4x2 or 5x2.5) vintage coticules. My all-time favorites stones, hands down. Perfect in every way. Congratulations!
Christopher =)
Can we see a pic of the cream side? I have never seen one with "Speckled" on the label.
Don't have a pic of it yet will take one the next time I go home.
This is a very nice finishing coticule. I have a Old Rock and it is very smooth. If you are going to use it to finish on I would never put a slurry stone on it. I have never used one on mine and it feels like a piece of glass. If you are going to leave the sticker on it I would clear coat it so that it stays like new.
the old Belgians have the following qualities .... extra extra, extra and fine
Extra-extra quality is the best (mostly to Israel and expensive)
fine is not good quality. waste
Stravinsky I'm confused as to what you mean can you explain?
If you think that the fine grade of the deep rock and old rock hones are a waste than feel free to send any you find to me and I'll dispose of them. Also I would like to know where you found info on these stones about their distribution. I would like to read this material.
There where different grades of these hones. My Old Rock is a extra extra fine, I never use a slurry stone on it and it is like a piece of glass. Fine being the coarsest and extra extra fine being the finest. You have a very nice stone and you should cherish it since it belonged to your grandfather. I would try to clear coat the label with something to preserve it.
