Thread: What a day! Barber shop Score!!!!

Originally Posted by daverojo77

What I have also learned from reading posts is that the older cotis are more favorable. Either way I'm happy as pig as crap. it's all about the hunt. I just tried the Filarmonica and it pops has already. I'm going to finish it on this stone and see what kind of shave I get. I'm going to hold off though and read up on cotis and techniques and stuff before I start honing though.

That is up for debate. My thoughts are a 100 year or less gap in when the stones were mined wouldn't make much of a difference in a rock that took millions of years to create in the first place. It's also hard to tell if that's a BBW or slate on the back of your Citi. That is up to you to find out. It just looked like to me in the picture to be a slate backing but it could very well be a glued piece of BBW. Whatever the case it is not a natural combination stone. Play around with it when you're ready.

Originally Posted by S0LITARYS0LDIER

That is up for debate. My thoughts are a 100 year or less gap in when the stones were mined wouldn't make much of a difference in a rock that took millions of years to create in the first place. It's also hard to tell if that's a BBW or slate on the back of your Citi. That is up to you to find out. It just looked like to me in the picture to be a slate backing but it could very well be a glued piece of BBW. Whatever the case it is not a natural combination stone. Play around with it when you're ready.

I hear you. I based that off of one thread I read.


Could have been glued I have no idea...

The first picture is a BBW beside a piece of slate used to back a coticule. Distinct colour difference. The second picture is a picture of the slurry produced on a BBW. Hope this helps.