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Here it is.... hard stuff to take a good pix of.

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I am hunting a big wide brick chisel to
give it the final test. :nono: (not).... :)

Wow I got lucky 30 years ago. The guy just sold me
a "barber" hone. I lost the light for today but I will get back
and add one image of the yellow side to fill out the discussion.

I have been...

Here is a pix showing the slurry from the base.
I used a small white ceramic stone to rub it as
the rubbing stone is much newer and would not
tell me which stone generated the slurry color.
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First a picture of the stone.
The rubbing stone is much newer....

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Thanks... Hmm, my stone is old enough that it might hold a bonus.
All these years I considered the base to be just that -- a base.
This might explain why my "slate side" looks like the BBW in...

Is a coticules base always slate or belgian blue coticule
and more importantly how does someone tell the difference?
Does it matter?

I ask because on another thread there was a wonderful
set...