Thread: Coticule Impurities (Black Lines)

"The raw Coticule rocks have cracks, black manganese spots, quartz blocks and other impurities in them..." -- Rob @ Ardennes Coticule

I often see coticules with black manganese spots/lines. (I think they look pretty cool.) How do these black manganese spots/lines affect honing?

Thanx,
Christopher

The lines have no ill effect on honing. I have coticules with such lines; they're not cracks but solid material.

Chris L

Here are two with the spots. Both vintage coticules glued to blue schist. Both real good hones.

Thank you both for the replies. I was afraid the black lines might be a harder substance, might ruin the edge. I am happy to hear otherwise.

And those stones are beautiful. I really dig the black spots/lines.

Me =)

We call them veins and inclusions. They could be softer and they could be harder but unless they are really so huge that they make up a substantial portion of the hone they have no effect on the business at hand.

Jimmy, that second hone looks familiar, did you snag that off of the Bay?

Originally Posted by JCitron

Jimmy, that second hone looks familiar, did you snag that off of the Bay?

LOL I was thinking the same thing.

Me

Originally Posted by JCitron

Jimmy, that second hone looks familiar, did you snag that off of the Bay?

Yes I did. I went on a run with coticules for awhile. I have 11 and one on the way. I believe I'm done. I hope so anyway ..... powerless over the coticule.

Originally Posted by JimmyHAD

Yes I did. I went on a run with coticules for awhile. I have 11 and one on the way. I believe I'm done. I hope so anyway ..... powerless over the coticule.

You are the man! Do you have any green ones? If so, I would love to see some pictures and hear hymns!

Originally Posted by sparq

You are the man! Do you have any green ones? If so, I would love to see some pictures and hear hymns!

Does a bum defecate in a boxcar ? First pic is dry second pic half of the stones wet. Left to right, striped, kosher, green, pink natural with a gray reverse side . The green is a vintage distributed by Pike and glued to a BBW. I haven't messed with it enough to come to a conclusion as it it's efficacy. The striped is great with slurry and finishing with water. The kosher is a great finisher with water only ad the pink is still being figured out. I can't get a variety of women to play with and they cost too much anyway but I can get a variety of hones and razors and they don't ask me to take them out or clean the house.