count me in the brotherhood i have two natural combo coti the large one is 9 7/8 x 2 1/2 x 1 3/16 the second one is 6x2x3/4 and a slurry stone
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count me in the brotherhood i have two natural combo coti the large one is 9 7/8 x 2 1/2 x 1 3/16 the second one is 6x2x3/4 and a slurry stone
My first coticule, a 15 x 3.2cm glued combo, came free (!) with a 10 EUR crap razor:
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/12489678/Vintage.JPG
Following that I bought a La Petite Blanche 20x6cm natural combo:
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/12489678/LPB.JPG
Then came the visit to Ardennes Coticule where I bought a small 3 x 12.5cm Les Latneuses:
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/12489678/LL_front.JPG
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/12489678/LL_side.JPG
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/12489678/LL_back.JPG
AND I also picked up a few pieces of raw rock, one of which I turned into the following:
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/12489678/Natural.JPG
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/12489678/Natural_detail.JPG
The usable part is about 14cm x 3.5-4.5cm. Clearly visible are traces of manganese and what I think is chlorite.
I have a few others but the above are the ones I actually use ...
Dear coti experts! :)
Can I use a CH12k slurry stone for a BBW and Coti glued combo? Its a bit pricey to buy a combi bout for the conti, so I would be happy if I could use the same for the CH12k and the coti too.
Hi Jeness,
PM me with your address and I can send you a combo slurry stone.
regards,
Torolf (not a coticule expert...)
This is my baby's
no. 1. Is a natural..
no. 2. Is a soft and fast cutter, the one that I use the most.
no. 3. New one that I haven't got to learn yet. I has some green lines but they dont show up on the pictures well..
If you can id. the stone plz. do so, - thank you
I didn't get an answer yet, so I post it here too:
Im about to buy a coti/bbw combo stone. If I will have the oppurtunity to choose from a lot, is there something I should look for? Are there some colors, veins, stripes, marks or something else that is a sign of better usability for a razor? Or it doesn't matter, and I will only know after I have purchased and used it.
I can't say precisely but I would think it wouldn't matter much. Of course one slurry stone might be better than another but being able to predict that in advance of using it would be something I couldn't do. I would think that for the intended purpose one would be about as good as another. You could always inquire of the seller whether he has an opinion.
I won't pretend to be an expert but that never stopped me from offering my opinion so ..... I think you could give it a try. The Ch12k is known to be a hard stone, probably harder than your coticule. If you do get a coticule slurry stone in the future try it both ways and see which works best for you.
You can also get a credit card sized 325 diamond plate and use it without fear of the grit from the plate mixing with your slurry. Not long ago I used a bbw slurry stone on a yellow coticule and was surprised to see a lot of purple slurry. IOW, the slurry seemed to come more from the slurry stone than from the coticule. :thinking: