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Thanks, man, it might get to that point. Still working on it. :)

Thanks for that, Bart, it's definitely not a *natural* combo stone, but it is definitely a blue/yellow combo. The yellow layer is so thin that I'm really concerned about it maintaining it's...

Man, you guys are great... thanks everyone... there might be hope for that old coticule yet!

Zib and Jimmy... huge thanks gents. I'm going to try the oven cleaner followed by letting it soak for a week or so in some very good citrus-based degreaser I have.

And Zib... yeah, it really looks...

...has been soaked in oil.

It's a vintage coticule. Apparently the previous owner was a big fan of honing oil. I thought that coticules were not porous, but it sure is acting like it is. I can't...