Thread: A complete stranger gave me this coticule!

It's a beautiful stone! Great size too. That fella was very generous.

Originally Posted by JimmyHAD

I've often been curious as to how barbers of yore managed to sharpen razors without flattening their hones. If there was a diplomatic way to broach the subject I would love to hear what the man had to say.

If it can be arranged, I plan to visit him in the not too distant future, and this is one of the subjects I would like to explore too. I'll write about it if this leads to new insight.

Originally Posted by Croaker

Secondly, I am also very impressed with your photographs of the garnets on the BBW. It is nice to see what actually cuts and smooths the steel.

You'll have to thank my no-name scanner for that: I just put the hones on top of the glass
Actually, it's not the garnets you see; these are much smaller I think (the detail pictures are 700x700 pix cut-outs from the original scans, taken at resolution of IIRC 800 ppi). This has come up before I think. But it would be nice to know what the yellow coticule and the reddish BBW spots are then. I have to really start prioritizing reading I guess...