Rare natural combination coticule/BBW

[rambus007]

Hi everyone. I've got a question. I recently saw a rare naturally occurring combination Belgian coticule/BBW for sale. It is offered for sale at about $120 USD. Would you guys consider this a good deal? The darker side had a grit equivalency of about 5k and the lighter side was 8k-10k. The measurements are 2"x3" and is about 1 1/8" thick. I know it's rare to find these stones and I would really like to use it to hone my own razor. My gut feeling is to jump on this purchase but I'm a newbie and wanted to make sure I am buying a good quality hone. It was used by a barber for many years and is in excellent condition. Please see attached. Thanks for your input.

[mainaman]

no
the yellow coticule is worn off.
If you want to buy a quality coticule, contact Bart, he might be able to help you.

[richmondesi]

Combination coticule/bbw hones are not that rare. Ardennes doesn't even sell them at a premium price (yet). You money would be much better spent on another stone

[CraigJ]

I would call that a Belgian Blue stone with traces of coticule. This stone is grossly overpriced for what it is. Bart has a good reputation here, I would talk to him about getting a quality stone.

[rambus007]

no
the yellow coticule is worn off.
If you want to buy a quality coticule, contact Bart, he might be able to help you.

Who is bart? Is he a regular member of this forum?

[richmondesi]

Who is bart? Is he a regular member of this forum?

Yes, his username is Bart oddly enough :tongue_sm

He's also got a great site called Coticule.be (link in my sig) :001_smile

[rambus007]

ok so that's two members who say don't buy it... thanks for the input guys.

[rambus007]

Yes, his username is Bart oddly enough :tongue_sm

He's also got a great site called Coticule.be (link in my sig) :001_smile

Oh yeah I've visited that site already. Great to know! Thanks.

[SliceOfLife]

I've seen that hone show up on ebay for awhile now. It started at like $350 and I guess he's been going down.

As others said, it will be functionally useful as a BBW, the coti is mostly worn off. It's thick, but dimensionally small. I wouldn't pay more than $35 for it even if I wanted a BBW.

[Bart]

It is offered for sale at about $120 USD. Would you guys consider this a good deal? The measurements are 2"x3" and is about 1 1/8" thick.

As been said, the actual Coticule part is pretty much worn out.

Furthermore 3" is on the short side to sharpen razors. I would recommend 5" at the very minimum, certainly if you don't have a lot of experience with razor sharpening. 6" would be ideal. 7" or 8" a nice luxury.
A width of 1.5" is sufficient. 2" is great. Everything wider is unneeded.

$120 for that hone is outrageous.

Best regards,
Bart.

[Utopian]

Just remember that the fact the seller calls something rare doesn't make it so.

[FiveOhNine]

Just remember that the fact the seller calls something rare doesn't make it so.

In fact, 99 times out of 100, its the exact opposite. For example, I saw a Durham Duplex on the 'bay a few days ago marked as rare, with a starting price of $600 and a BIN of $850, if memory serves.....almost fell off my couch laughing.

[rambus007]

Thanks for the input guys. I guess I'll use my money towards buying a better coticule. You have probably save me a lot of grief!

[rambus007]

As been said, the actual Coticule part is pretty much worn out.

Furthermore 3" is on the short side to sharpen razors. I would recommend 5" at the very minimum, certainly if you don't have a lot of experience with razor sharpening. 6" would be ideal. 7" or 8" a nice luxury.
A width of 1.5" is sufficient. 2" is great. Everything wider is unneeded.

$120 for that hone is outrageous.

Best regards,
Bart.

Hi Bart,

Thanks for your input. I've signed up as a member on your website. I've also sent an email to ardennes regarding vault no. 50 to see if I can get a hold of one of those combinations stones you spoke of.

Terry

[rambus007]

I've seen that hone show up on ebay for awhile now. It started at like $350 and I guess he's been going down.

As others said, it will be functionally useful as a BBW, the coti is mostly worn off. It's thick, but dimensionally small. I wouldn't pay more than $35 for it even if I wanted a BBW.

Yes! It was off Ebay. I bid on it and lost. Another guy that won wanted to pay by cheque which the seller did not want to accept so he offered to me as a second chance. I guess I'll pass on this. Thanks.

[huntmol]

Yeah, not a good deal, almost no Coticule left.