Favourite Stone Picture Thread

**littlesilverbladefromwale** · 06-06-2009, 02:01 PM

I just took these. I used a led 200x Maplin microscope blue-tac'd to the lens of my camera-phone.

1st Coticule side of 1916 glued combo.
2nd BBW side of 1916 glued combo
3rd Charnley forest hone.

**0livia** · 06-06-2009, 02:03 PM

Beautiful!!! Thats what my brother is so fascinated in!
Not hones but maybe worth a look! http://www.fichtelgebirgs-mineralien.de/39994.html

**littlesilverbladefromwale** · 06-06-2009, 02:05 PM

Sorry, just edited to add titles.
Coticule, BBW then Charnley forest.

**Utopian** · 06-07-2009, 08:20 AM

It seems that the favorite hone photos are biased toward the coticules, so I'll just add to the pile, with a pile of coticules!
I honestly don't have a favorite coticule. Instead, I have an absolute appreciation for the way that each of them is different.
Each of them has their own subtlety and that is one of the things about them that I really appreciate. Coticules rock!

**Utopian** · 06-07-2009, 08:28 AM

Now, in answer to which is absolutely my favorite hone, I have to say it's this one. It's a Nakayama Asagi that I got from So Yama****a of Japan-Tool. He is a friendly and knowledgeable guy and is extremely helpful in picking out an appropriate hone. I like the novel way this hone looks. While most hones are rectangular, I find that the trianular shape of this stone is no impediment at all. Most importantly, I really like the feedback that I get from this stone.

**ChrisL** · 06-07-2009, 10:32 AM

Originally Posted by Utopian

It seems that the favorite hone photos are biased toward the coticules, so I'll just add to the pile, with a pile of coticules!
I honestly don't have a favorite coticule. Instead, I have an absolute appreciation for the way that each of them is different.
Each of them has their own subtlety and that is one of the things about them that I really appreciate. Coticules rock!

Wow, Ron. Enough Coticule to shave the state of Iowa with. I'm humbled by your collection of beautiful stones. Thanks for sharing them.

Chris L

**ChrisL** · 06-07-2009, 10:34 AM

Originally Posted by littlesilverbladefromwale

I just took these. I used a led 200x Maplin microscope blue-tac'd to the lens of my camera-phone.

1st Coticule side of 1916 glued combo.
2nd BBW side of 1916 glued combo
3rd Charnley forest hone.

Marcus, where are the pics of your monster sized coticule? You still have that, don't you?

Chris L

**bjorn** · 06-07-2009, 10:53 AM

This is my favorite:

A Nakayama bought from So.

After spending about a year reading all I could find on the net about these stones, and finally getting over the fact that it doesn't come with a grits size stamped on the box, which was a very big step for me since it much easier to relate to numbers rather than terms like "fine enough" and "just the right hardness" which was the terms So used describing the stones.
When I received it I was worried about the inclusions and if they would affect the edge, even though So had stated they had no effect on the final result, but my tests showed them to have no impact on the final result.

The picture shows the hone wet, and before I lapped it.

**littlesilverbladefromwale** · 06-07-2009, 11:48 AM

Originally Posted by ChrisL

Marcus, where are the pics of your monster sized coticule? You still have that, don't you?

Chris L

Good idea Chris. I didn't want to make anyone feel inadequate though

Ladies and Gentlemen, I present to you, for you delectation

'The John Holmes Hone'
BTW those aren't slurry stones proping it up.

**adrspach** · 06-07-2009, 12:31 PM

Now you got me in the toruble. Where do I find my dropped jaw?

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