Thread: Coticule question

I recently purchased a yellow Belgian Coticule, but am lacking a slurry stone. Can I use a hard Arkansas or some other stone as a slurry stone or do I need a piece of coticule? Do I even need a slurry stone? Can I just wet the coticule and use it?

When using for a finishing stone I just use the yellow with water. The slury is for faster cutting and will make the stone more agressive. Just water or dry will give the best edge.

Don

I usually don't use a slurry - only when I need a faster cutting power; most of the time, just put some water on my coticule and hone.

I just use it plain also. If you do use a slurry stone and the slurry stone is different and softer than the coticule the slurry will be made up of the slurry stone which may give a different result. The slurry stone should be harder or the same. preferable the same stuff.

Yep, water or dry is the way to go for finishing an edge.

a diamond lapping plate will raise a slurry in no time, a hard arkansas might work but you run the risk of getting arkansas grit in the slurry which may be undesirable. But it's worth a shot if you have a blade that needs a good bit of work.

Didn't Alex (LX Emergency) use a hard(er) rock in his video to raise a slurry?

Originally Posted by littlesilverbladefromwale

Didn't Alex (LX Emergency) use a hard(er) rock in his video to raise a slurry?

heavydutysg135 did

I don't think that either a hard arkansas or a DMT will leave particles on a coticule.