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It is a phenomenal piece of rock. The only sad thing is given scarcity coupled with where in the world I am,, I never expect to run into another in the wild. It was a fluke.

It was loaned out for testing by someone who has seen/worked with several of these as well as the welsh slates. There was a whole large thread about this stone elsewhere.

Also, this is a good time to say that if you do find a very old coti or buy one off the bay, assume it is still being held together by the old, perishable glue and be very careful during any initial...

This is why the Vosgienne was so cheap.. Both sides were like this, someone LOVED breadknifing!:

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Oh, I've had that vosgienne for a couple of months now. I lapped it all the way to a really shot piece of 2k w/d. I've experimented with all sorts of buffers to finish on and have mostly always been...

Oh yeah?? My $8 Vosgienne. Granted, this one was a mess when I got it and took much work, but $8!! This thing turns steel into laser beams hair explodes off of:jedi:. Hoping this one has good cutting...

Curing. Between this and my Vosgienne, I'm killing it lately with hone acquisitions.

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No joke! $10!! 5"X2.5" of garnet-laced goodness! I did need to scrape out the old traditional glue and fuse the sides back together with modern stuff, but $10! Only downer is I have to wait a day for...