Thread: Another Coti Question

In another post, I revealed that I had found a badly worn coti/BBW combo...

Sadly, it's not a combo, it's just a badly worn coti...and the wear is worse than I thought. At it's thinnest point, the coti is only about 1 mm thick...

It's $15, but I think I can get it down a little.

Worth it?

How wide/long is it. At worst you could cut it up for slurry stones with the areas that aren't worn/dished. Is the back side BBW or slate ?

Well, 15 bucks ain't all that much
Then again, a 1mm layer isn't all that either.
If you want a Coticule, I would recommend spending a bit more for a decent sized and thicker stone.
Others will surely think differently

Originally Posted by JimmyHAD

How wide/long is it. At worst you could cut it up for slurry stones with the areas that aren't worn/dished. Is the back side BBW or slate ?

It's about 2 x 6

Originally Posted by Birnando

If you want a Coticule, I would recommend spending a bit more for a decent sized and thicker stone.
Others will surely think differently

Your idea of "a bit more" apparently is much, much different from mine. $200+ isn't "a bit more," That's more like "Go buy a full naniwa progression" money.

Originally Posted by geauxtig3rs

Your idea of "a bit more" apparently is much, much different from mine. $200+ isn't "a bit more," That's more like "Go buy a full naniwa progression" money.

No, that's not correct at all.
with a bit more, I'm talking about say a 40*150mm stone of good thickness.
Those can be had in the 60's or 70's.
And in Select grade too.

If you have a coticule/coticules and this isn't 1mm uniformly all the way .... IOW it is thick on each end, it might be worth buying for the price, to make slurry stones out of it. If it is 1mm all the way .... I'd pass. I agree with Birnando's suggestion too, if you don't already have a coti.

Originally Posted by Birnando

No, that's not correct at all.
with a bit more, I'm talking about say a 40*150mm stone of good thickness.
Those can be had in the 60's or 70's.
And in Select grade too.

That's pretty narrow...Not sure I want something that narrow, I'm trying to learn one stone hone on a coti, and I'n not sure a stone that small would be worth it.

Originally Posted by geauxtig3rs

That's pretty narrow...Not sure I want something that narrow, I'm trying to learn one stone hone on a coti, and I'n not sure a stone that small would be worth it.

My coti is only slightly larger at about 45mm x 170mm. It works just fine, you just have to adjust your strokes. And I often find it forces you to concentrate more on getting that x stroke down.