Just picked this up on the bay along with 5 other stones. Hope I did good.
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Just picked this up on the bay along with 5 other stones. Hope I did good.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v4...y/82203021.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v4...y/fca52b42.jpg
Looks like a coticule. Sure would like to see a pic after lapping and cleaning it up! Sid, you need some more hones man, you're only buyin em by the box. LOL!!!! Enjoy!
Regards,
Howard
My kids and wife have been making fun of me, they caught me licking and smelling a hone yesterday. They just don't understand....
But they are supportive, Saturday we went on an out of town trip to Wichita and spent all day going to antique stores. Ony found the one stone,,, but it was worth it....
My daughter and family live in Wichita and I've got them sniffing out razor stuff, but there's not much coming up. You sure seem to find quite a bit of stuff around Ponca City, it seems. Things are pretty skimpy down here!!Quote:
Originally Posted by sidmind
My wife has given up. I don't even get a head shake any more!! Just a "please get these out of the kitchen". :shrug: I don't see the problem!!
90% of my finds are from the local Sunday flea market. Even that big haul of arkys was from there. I spent two weeks just buying odds and ends from the guy, then asked if I could just by everything,, lol.... The blackwell antique malls never have so much as a arky...I think because one of the venders is a big knife dealer, and he picks them up for himself. It's just odd I have never seen a single stone in there... Stillwater never has squat either... I think because a fellow SRP member lives there and grabs them all up.
Also my dad picks up every stone he sees for under 5$. He goes to the fleas in OKC area a good bit. I have been thinking of driving to OKC for a flea market run, do you hit them all? I was thinking about the one near Choctaw.(Mary's ???) .then maybe a run over to old Paris this weekend..
My main goal right now is to have labled examples of all the popular styles.. I would love to be the guy who can answer questions about stones... There is only one way that will happen.... HAD and time... At least I have my arkys down pat. Now I am just working on learning more about some of the variations of the blacks. Lucky there are only a few...
Stillwater, OSU, is probably the same as Norman, OU. My wife works in Norman and checked a couple of antique stores and was told they sell them as fast as they get them to the college students. It's become very fashionable with them. Also prices are through the roof!! OKC, no, I rode those streets too many years and if at all possible I avoid the place!! I hate driving to Wichita just because I have to go through it. It's combat driving!!!!Quote:
Originally Posted by sidmind
You got that at a great price! I messaged the seller asking if he would send me just the coti and reduce the shipping, he agreed but I forgot to bid. I had my snip set for $60 but things came up and it slipped my mind. I hope it turns out to be a nice stone.
Yeah, my HAD reared its ugly head again. I just bought two Jnats and slurry stones. Both 8x3 inch. I haven't lapped them yet because I want to photograph one of them before I lose the stamps on it to lapping. Haven't tried my hand at these before so it should be an adventure!!Quote:
Originally Posted by sidmind
Good luck on your pursuit of hone knowledge. If you ever want to try some hones, I have Shaptons, Naniwa's, coticules, Cnats, Jnats, Nortons, Charnley Forest, Eschers, etc..
I should have thought about that. Most those stones looked like junk, I am interested to see one of them. But I will flip them none the less and make money.. :) The rusted one in the wood box, I believe might be finer than the others, but I think any stone could be in this case,,,,,Quote:
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Originally Posted by SirStropalot
That sounds like a fun time, an Okie SRP get together needs be put in place.......
I've always thought it might come up sometime. There's enough of us. :hmmm:
As long as you don't kiss them you are OK. After that you could need help. Is there such a thing as a honephile. I guess not sense they are not underage. Wherre is this going??:rofl2:Quote:
Originally Posted by sidmind
Stingray
I am probably getting ahead of myself and should wait to ask this after it arrives and I get it cleaned up, but I am doing all the reading I can on coticules tonight..
And I think this is glued to slate right? Which means I don't touch a razor to it...it's just for backing....right?
It's hard to tell from the images. The color looks like slate, but that could be bad "white balance" with his camera. If its as old as it looks, it could be glued to a BBW. If its slate, no don't hone on it. If its BBW you can but most don't recommend using it either.
Regards,
Howard
Ok thankyou, I am just trying to get my mind around what I am reading up on.
Looks like it's glued to slate to me. Natural combos don't do straight lines normally.
Have you done this site yet? http://www.coticule.be/home.html
Finally arrived today, so is it slate or BBW?
Looks better than the eBay photos.
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Sid,
It doesn't look like the slate on mine. Is the color in the image accurate, or is it more blue? Look at the 4th image down in this link and they sure look similar. I'm thinking BBW, but I hope some others with BBW's confirm it. http://straightrazorpalace.com/hones...combo-wow.html
That doesn't look like the slate on mine either.
When wet it is dark purple. And has that weird grain in it.
The photos are pretty Accurate.
Sirstropalot, the 4th photo down in you pics, looks the same as mine... That weird grain, reminds me of little hulls of grain all in a row,
When you lapped it, was the slurry, bluish or purple? I'm betting it's BBW, but with my luck that may curse it!! LOLQuote:
Originally Posted by sidmind
Purple.....Quote:
Originally Posted by SirStropalot
It's just gotta be a BBW. I've heard Jimmy and some others talk about them backing the older coti's with BBW to reinforce the yellow. Thats before they went to slate. I'm guessing you may have one of the older stones!! It's a nice clean stone also!! Wish I had one like it too.