Thread: Help with hone identity/history

I have recently traded for a hone that came to me from France. The name on the sticker ont he hone is "La Lune" " Double Face" (Extra Extra) Pierre a Rasior.


Some of this I understand from long ago french courses and the use of the trusty french-english dictionary.

But I would like to know if this hone is a belgian hone that was sold in France. What age the hone could be. and if I should use this hone like a coticule. This hone looks like the pictures of coticules I have seen. It comes with a slurry stone and is in a small orange cardboard box top with natural colored cordboard bottom box. Hone and slurry stone both fit in the box. both the hone and slurry stone are in excellent shape.

stone measures 52mm wide x 137mm long x 23mm thick. slurry stone is 52mm x 24mm x 21mm.

The only information I have been able tofind via search engine also links to ardennes coticule, not sure if all of that is correct so here I am.

Thanks in advance.

If you were able to post pictures and it is a coticule, we'd almost assuredly be able to make a positive ID for you from even one photo. Without pictures, it's very hard to ID a stone. Can you post some pictures?

Chris L

If you say it looks like coticules that you have seen photos of then it probably is a coticule. Here is a Wiki article posted by Bart who knows his Belgian stones.

I will get pictures up as soon as I can, most likely tomorrow. How close up do you need them? The hone just arrived today and it needs to be clened up but it shouldwork for pictures.

hang in there a bit an I will get the pictures up.

here are some pictures of the hone

Maybe it's a Belgian Blue Whetstone (BBW)? What color is the slurry from it?