Thread: Do you know your coticule

Originally Posted by Disburden

It has thin blue lines on the side of the stone in the yellow right? Only La Nouvelle Veine has this....


If it helps, I think they're the best finishing coticules LOL.

Ok now you guys are just messing with me, I was told those greenish blue lines and the scale pattern in the stone are what makes it a Something Gris (sp) and they are the best finishers ...

I have also been told the it is a something Vienette (sp) and that they are great too

So far no one has said is is a Natural combo

I do however know for a fact that is is a Select Grade Coticule, and it is a great finisher... at least in my hands it is Muhahaha


Wait.... which vein makes it worth the most $$$$, I bet that is what it is

It's not La Veinette because that's almost always a natural combo stone and the blue side of the stone will have yellow lines in it.

It's not la grise, they are soft stones.

Glen,

Unforunately La Nouvelle Veine isn't talked about much and doesn't demand much money...

I'll take yours for $50 shipped though... I'll be generous lol.

Originally Posted by gssixgun

Ok now you guys are just messing with me, I was told those greenish blue lines and the scale pattern in the stone are what makes it a Something Gris (sp) and they are the best finishers ...

I have also been told the it is a something Vienette (sp) and that they are great too

So far no one has said is is a Natural combo

I do however know for a fact that is is a Select Grade Coticule, and it is a great finisher... at least in my hands it is Muhahaha


Wait.... which vein makes it worth the most $$$$, I bet that is what it is

this coti is a striped 8x1.5 med/hard more towards hard, color is lite brown tan with red streaks. speed med on water med/fast with slurry. this coti i can use as a finisher. sorry so few pics ,any thing over 2.0 mb it wont download

Nice looking stone. It still amazes me how many stones I was tempted to buy just because of how they looked. Glad I didn't though or I would really be broke.

Here's my 8x2x1 Veinette. It's a very nice stone.

Here's my one and only remaining coticule. It's fast without slurry. It's fast with slurry. So far as I can tell, it's not a finishing stone by any stretch. It noticeably degrades a N8k edge as evidenced by the AHT, and a couple valiant attempts at a shave test. It's also a really great paperweight, and razor porn prop. But I didn't buy it to use anyhow! lol!! It's belgian blue backed, and this one was distributed by Sears & Roebuck Co., which I think is way better than a little bit cool.

old thread, very nics pics and stones. Herecomes one of my pieces

I took som etime to look at all these lovely pictures.
I'll post my coticule if I have a moment to take some pictures.
I ordered directly form www.ardennes-coticule.be about 4 years ago.
I don't know which quarry mine came from though. I must have known at som epoint, but you know how memories fade with age

Frameback, what can you tell us about your Tiger coticule, Fabulous lookers they are, I've never seen and held a real one.

I will try to post some pics of my la-veinette is as near as I can come to what is probably is, stone had to have been quarried Long ago.
Gent's who post pics are much appreciated.

Originally Posted by Frameback

old thread, very nics pics and stones. Herecomes one of my pieces

Now that's interesting. Really nice pattern on that coticule. Nice size too.