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Also I was toying with the idea of cleaning all the red junk from the stone and box, then keeping the stone free for hand-honing and using the box for storage, but I've heard coticules are fragile...

This beautiful lady arrived in today's post. She came free of the original paddle box, and I'd like to glue her again. Any idea what the reddish stuff might be and/or what to use in its place?
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