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

And some more pics.

Both sides, wet and dry:


Coticule surface detail 1 dry:

Coticule surface detail 1 wet:

Coticule surface detail 2 dry:

Coticule surface detail 2 wet:

BBW surface detail dry:

BBW surface detail wet (note the unusual yellow spotting):

Coticule side (right) compared to this one I posted earlier:

BBW side (right) compared to the same:

Sorry to be a PITA, but could we see the box please. ?

Sure. I was hoping to get beeswax and camelia oil to coat it first, but delivery is going to take a while. I hope pics of a half-cleaned uncoated box will do too. When I got it, it had a cheap dark brown paint (and lots of grime).

That box would have been made by the craftsman who owned the hone. It looks like very old pine. I wouls rub it down with a nice fine sandpaper and use Danish Oil on it. You could wirewool it between coats. It would look really cool and rustic

I'd like to join the Belgian Brotherhood too.

Thanx,
Christopher

(EDIT: The stone measures 299mm x 67.5mm x 35mm and weighs 4lbs 10oz.)

This is my yellow. I've been using Belgian stones exclusively since I started.

this is my favourite coticule two in one. one side is normal the other is hybrid that works outstanding leaving super smooth edge .

I would like to contribute my coticule as well, because I enjoyed it recently. I get shaves off of it (without further refinement) that easily compare to my Maruka Nakayama Kiita and vintage Thuringian, that is: I´m getting shaves as good as any.

My coticule is of green colour and has quite interesting and charismatic veins:

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It is companied by a small natural grown Coti/BBW for slurry creation.

The coticule itself I would describe as fairly hard and slow (with water only).
Still, I think only a few laps after a good 8k finish would be enough.
Slurried it cuts like a champ.

The stone is a so called "new one" and glued to slate




The surface feels very nice for a natural stone.
It seems like my coticule has little "holes" in it, that don´t affect honing btw.



Anybody else noticed these?


Unfortunately the stone has a little "nick" that I couldn´t lap out so far.
Maybe I just leave it





The size is 5cm x 19cm wich is acceptable.
I am thinking of a selected grade in 6x200cm
as the Coticule is a really nice finishing stone

I've always wanted a green coticule. I've heard that in spite of their slowness (or perhaps because of), they're incredible finishers. (My favorite color coticule.)

Thanx for posting it. =)

Me

My two vintage natural combos. Would you call the top a Green one?