Thread: The......Belgian Brotherhood?

Originally Posted by littlesilverbladefromwale

Your tiger IS the business
is it a combo too?
M

No, it's not a combo. That's a slate substrate. The veins (no cracks) are an iron oxide. Figuring as seen in my tiger stripe is extreme in its rarity (also according to Rob).

This is why I like coticules over Thuringians as far as the aesthetics. The variety.

Chris L

Oh! Nice coticule anyway.
Russels is rather good looking too, but how do you lap a mounted (in a paddle strop) coticule?
M

I have a set of 6"x2" diamond hones as well as the regular sized lapping plates, so I lap the paddle/coticule by rubbing the smaller diamond hone over the surface of the stone, rather than vice versa. But I guess the bigger plates could be used as well.

I'm planning to do a moderate restoration on it some day, just haven't gotten around to it.

Here is my contribution to the brotherhood. On the left is a tiger stripe coticule, in the center a Kosher coticule direct from the Ardennes factory and last but not least a natural coticule that I bought from a friend who prefers synthetic stones. The tiger stripe and the natural came from Howard at the Perfect Edge as did the "cotigura" slurry stone on the left.

As we say in the UK "There's a few quids worth"!!
My little coticule is perfect, it's like the Kosher one up above but brighter yellow. Maybe it's too small to have been sold as Kosher?
I know! It's a Gentile coticule

Originally Posted by littlesilverbladefromwale

As we say in the UK "There's a few quids worth"!!
My little coticule is perfect, it's like the Kosher one up above but brighter yellow. Maybe it's too small to have been sold as Kosher?
I know! It's a Gentile coticule

Mine turns more yellow when wet. It is definitely a finisher. I've used the natural with a slurry and it is very efficient. I haven't played with the tiger stripe yet.

Hi, what are the dimensoins of them?

Originally Posted by littlesilverbladefromwale

Hi, what are the dimensoins of them?

Tiger stripe is 6x2, kosher is 8x2 and the natural is 8x3...... inches not centimeters

Count me in too. I have a 175x50mm yellow coticule with a slurry stone bought from Rob Celis (he is a really nice man: when I told him I needed this stone to hone my razors, he just proposed to select for me a stone which is best for razors )

The nice touch in this story is in fact... the slurry stone: it is a small yellow bout, which is indeed a COMBO bout!

Until now, as my razors came shave ready, I didn't have to use the hone... But I think my Le Grelot need a touch up, and I bought one in need of the complete pyramid (damn blunt thing). So my next move will be to begin honing - with the Norton I just bought - a junk razor I bought very cheap from an antiquary's to practice, before going on with my beauties.

I'll let you know.

Awsome thread by the way.

Of someone starting out, what would you say is an absolute must have stone if you only had one? I know that this is more than likely a matter of opinion, but I just dont feel I need 5 or 6 stones just to keep my razor in shaveing condition.

Thanks.