Quote Originally Posted by hatzicho View Post
The Lorraine hones coming from the coticule quarries in Belgium. The Lorraine is a seperate layer within the quarries, not a coticule, not a BBW, a special layer. They are normaly a bit faster then the "average" coticule but not as fine as a real selected coticule layer.
Good stones anyway - have fun with honing!
Aha! This was my suspicion! The feedback just wasn't the same—then again, I've had the stone literally 30 minutes.

Perhaps it fits best before a coticule>>>then coticule with water?