Thread: Coricule ?

Just picked this up on the bay along with 5 other stones. Hope I did good.

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....

Originally Posted by sidmind

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!!

My wife has given up. I don't even get a head shake any more!! Just a "please get these out of the kitchen". 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...

Originally Posted by sidmind

90% 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..

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!!!!

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.

Originally Posted by sidmind

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...

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!!

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..

Originally Posted by livingontheedge

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.

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,,,,,