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Thread: Natural Belgian Ebay Find?
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12-06-2005, 02:01 PM #11
Tony, I have a similar stone in 3x8, and I love it. Got it from Howard, as a matter of fact. Take a look at his site, some good info on the stones there. http://www.theperfectedge.com Randy is right the blue side is a bit slower (and smoother feeling) than the Norton 4k. The way I use it is after the Norton 4k, I then go to the Belgian blue side, yellow coticule side, then to my Shapton 15k.
Larry, on my 15k I keep it VERY wet at all times while honing. I mean I keep pushing water back and forth on it. I lie it on a wet washrag to catch all of the water that runs off. This seems to prevent it's loading and makes for easy rinsing afterwards. If I let it start to dry then the particles try to soak in. Maybe that will help you. After use I just rub it with my thumbs under cold running water, then lean it against the mirror to dry along with my other stones. .................Jeff
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12-27-2005, 06:27 PM #12
How can you tell when it's a two sided stone or one with backing. I have one with a yellow and blue side with the wavy interface, instead of a straight line. Does that make it two sided? It's just that the blue side doesn't seem very abrasive.
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12-27-2005, 06:33 PM #13
Joe,
The wavy, uneven interface is the clue. One stone almost melds into the other without a sharp deliniation. actually in some spots it may be a fairly distinct line but in others if just fades into the other stone. take a look at the seam with your RS scope. A newer Coticyule will be bonded to a slate backing and should show a definite line between the two.
The blue is around 4000 grit, the yellow around 8000. The actualt grit is from 5 to 20 microns in size but the odd shape prevents them from penetrating more than 2 or 3 microns into the steel makeing them so fine. The yellow has a higher percentage of garnets too.
Is this the one you got off ebay a few weeks ago? I was atching it but the photos were not that great and it looked as if the surface was deeply scratched. They can be flattened on a DMT diamond hone.
TonyThe Heirloom Razor Strop Company / The Well Shaved Gentleman
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12-27-2005, 10:45 PM #14Originally Posted by Tony Miller
The stone I was referring to I got a while ago. What I like about it is that it's about 5-6 inches long and about 2 inches wide, a very convenient size to hold.