Thread: Yeloow Slurry Stone for Yellow/Blue Stones?

I have a yellow coticule and yellow coticule slurry (cotigura) stone. I'm buying a blue coticule.

Any reason not to use the same yellow coticule slurry stone on both my yellow and blue coticule hones?

As long as I wash the slurry stone in between, any risk I'll import the coarser blue stuff to my yellow hone that way [ie any risk of cross contamination]?

As long as you rinse it off before switching stones you'll be fine.

I have yellow coticules and Belgian Blue stones and like you have a yellow slurry stone. I liked the idea of having a dedicated blue slurry stone (blue slurry on blue stone) for my blue stones. I liked the idea so much, that I actually bought a 8"x3" Belgian Blue stone from Howard Schechter earlier this year and had him purposely cut it up into 3"x1/2" blue slurry stones.

I kept one stone for myself and sold off all other blue slurry stones except one. I have one slurry stone left for sale.

Bottom line: I like the blue slurry stone on the Belgian blue stone performance wise more than I like yellow slurry on the blue stone. IME, the blue slurry on the blue stone turns the blue stone into a better and faster cutting stone. MUCH faster than using the blue stone with just water, and faster than yellow slurry. I'm glad I have a blue slurry stone for my blue stone hones.

Chris L

I find myself using the blue slurry stone on the blue side but seldom even work up a slurry on the yellow. Seems like a wasted intermediate step with my set of stones. Yours may be different.

I bought a small natural combo bout - problem solved

Originally Posted by littlesilverbladefromwale

I bought a small natural combo bout - problem solved

Same here. Got mine from Howard.

Originally Posted by kelbro

I find myself using the blue slurry stone on the blue side but seldom even work up a slurry on the yellow. Seems like a wasted intermediate step with my set of stones. Yours may be different.

I should have elaborated a bit more. I have not used my yellow slurry stone for a very long time. It sits now as simply part of my stone collection. I, like you and many others, do NOT have positive results honing an edge that is up to the yellow coticule grit level with yellow slurry (actually creating or adding additional yellow slurry with a yellow slurry stone over and above what a particular yellow coticule might create on it's own from the honing process). I use only water and also dry honing on the yellow coticules. I do NOT use a slurry stone. If I only had yellow coticules and no Belgian Blues, I would probably use generous slurry stone slurry in an attempt to bump up any "cutting" ability of the yellow rather than simply use it as a very effective polisher like I do.

Chris L

Originally Posted by kelbro

Same here. Got mine from Howard.

I know Howard charged like $18 for a "cotigura" slurry stone. What does he charge for a combo bout?

Chris L

Hi Chris, I got mine from Ardennes. I was in the process of buying a 40x200 BBW (I shouldn't, I am rather skint and I'm getting ear ache from the dragon) and I noticed they charge a 15 euro flat rate for postage, anyway the wine was taking effect, and I was thinking "I'd like to be able to make a slurry on this blue" and I'll be buggered if I'm buying the smallest BBW or chopping the end off my 200mm BBW to make one, so I thought "I know I'll treat myself to a small size 6 natural bout.
19euro (£17 or $33ish) just to make up on the postage
BTW, I have some good news for you If you feeling Blue
Marcus

If you buy a coticule it should come with a rubbing stone.

Only in America would you buy/accept one without the other.

But if you won't pay the European price and really think they are so fantastic and cheap in the USA.

To be honest, it's a bit like buying a beefburger and having to pay extra for the burger bun to put it on.

Honestly, I'm reading this and trying to stop the tears from laughter.

Let me tell you all, a fact of life.

As a general rule, you get what you pay for.

The final little observation which you may listen to or put in the trash is about the BLUE BELGIAN STONE. This stone is actually the waste that they use for filling paths and making walls. Twenty years ago, nobody, I repeat, nobody would ever contemplate using the blue coticule to sharpen a razor.

But hey, we got no yellow stuff left so lets promote the blue stuff.

I'm old enough and wise enough to know. The blue coticule is the biggest con out there in the shaving world.

You should buy a German Thuringien and not get involved in the Belgian hype machine, Thuringiens start were coticules finish and then just get better. The best is still inexpensive in Germany and is better than anything the Chinese or the Japanese have manufactured and sees off anything out of a Belgian mine. Today, even the younger German's don't know this.

How do I know, Europe is my back garden that's how I know. Hype just doesn't cut it when you know better.

I hope this helps.