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04-15-2012, 10:34 PM #1
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Thanked: 4249Going with my first impression that its a coticule, it iis possible that it was backed recently with slate, perhaps it wasnt backed originally,
where would you put this stone capacities in the progression?
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04-15-2012, 10:59 PM #2
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Thanked: 202I had some Cotis in my hands which were definitately vintage and backed by black slate.
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04-16-2012, 12:15 AM #3
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Thanked: 884All I know about the stone is that it was my friend's grandfather's. His father is still alive at 92, but doesn't remember anything about it other than it was his dad's. I seriously doubt it has had anything done to it in 60-70 years or more.
I've been fooling with it this afternoon. It is S-L-O-W even with a heavy slurry. (either that or the A J Jordan from Germany I've been using on it is one hard SOB) I set a bevel with the gritty side on a barber's hone and have been trying to remove the scratches left from that puppy. I'd say this hone is more for maintenance than anything else because it doesn't remove much metal.
I got distracted while typing this post and decided to disregard Kelly's advice and ran the blade on the slate for about 20 laps dry. It helped a bunch. I'll strop it and see if it's a razor again after a while.Last edited by Wullie; 04-16-2012 at 01:05 AM.
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04-16-2012, 03:13 AM #4
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Thanked: 884After attempting a shave with it, it needs a LOT more time on that stone I think.
Back to the drawing board. LOL
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04-16-2012, 05:06 AM #5
I am almost 100% sure its a synth barber hone with slate backing. I had a stone very similar to this, I bought it covered in oil and lather because I thought it is a coti, but it wasn't. It could be something natural too, but I don't think it is a coti.
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04-16-2012, 09:19 AM #6
i dont think its a coti the grain of that stone doesnt match any coti i have seen before. hey wullie ask that guys grandpa what he use to sharpen on that stone.
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04-16-2012, 12:11 PM #7
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Thanked: 2Looks to me like cast black resin in the back rather than any stone.
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04-16-2012, 11:13 PM #8
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Thanked: 884From the gouges that were in the slate, it appeared that a square point razor had made a lot trips up and down it.
Tom's grandpa has been dead a long time. Tom's Dad is 93 but like I said earlier he doesn't remember much about his Dad. He does remember that the stone was his Dad's and that he acquired after his Dad died. Tom's grandfather apparently divorced when Tom's Dad was young so he doesn't remember much about him.
The black backing is not any kind of cast material. It has a grain but it is hard to get to show in a pic.
After the slurry wears down and gets thinned, a razor will polish the stone. Right now it feels as smooth as glass and does have some reflection.
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04-17-2012, 03:43 AM #9
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Thanked: 884Some more pics from as close as I can get my camera to focus.
The dark side
First pic is from the middle where the stone had a deep belly, I didn't flatten it all the way.
The unflattened part is maybe 3/8" wide on this side and about half that on the other side.
The last pic shows the grain ( just barely )
Pics were taken under a florescent lamp and the color was adjusted to match the stone as closely as I could get it. IT's not exact but it is close as far as the shade goes.Last edited by Wullie; 04-17-2012 at 03:46 AM.