I have looked I find no mention of vintage bouts. Which post Ian? Thank you in advance for your help with the blind.
Ok, I had originally said i was going to take some pictures of my "work" cotis and combine then with the ones i have at home but this thread is getting the better of me. Great stones guys!! Here are my La Nouvelle Veine and my La Dressante au Blue with combo cotigura stone. I'll take a pic of the other 4 or 5 when i get home next week.
What size is the one on the top? Looks like a monster in the picture.
8X3 the other is 6X2 I got the 8X3 off of Ebay for a pretty good price, it also came with this 9X3 BBW and cotigura stone. Everyone said the big ones suck but i had to find out for myself. I like it
Ok, I had originally said i was going to take some pictures of my "work" cotis and combine then with the ones i have at home but this thread is getting the better of me. Great stones guys!! Here are my La Nouvelle Veine and my La Dressante au Blue with combo cotigura stone. I'll take a pic of the other 4 or 5 when i get home next week.
Size 9 bout I got from SS, slow cutter, but smooth.
Here is my Les Latneuses Belgian Coticule:
The Les Latneuses vein is made up of three distinct layers of Coticule. One layer of the vein is a very fast yellow Coticule layer that is normally associated with the vein. Another layer of the vein is another yellow Coticule layer that is plenty fast, but slower than the other yellow Coticule layer. In between these two yellow layers lies what is called the hybrid layer, which looks marbled when fully exposed. The hybrid layer was initially called the "hyrbrid" layer because it was believed that it was a mixture of BBW and yellow Coticule layer. However, it is now believed that the "hybrid" layer is something different.
My hone contains portions of all three layers. The thickest yellow Coticule layer of my hone corresponds to the "slower" yellow Coticule layer of the vein. Then I have a very thin yellow Coticule layer on the other side of the hone that corresponds to the faster yellow Coticule layer of the vein. The "hybrid" layer is, of course, sandwiched between the two yellow Coticule layers. The thick yellow Coticule layer is about 12mm thick, which should provide much more Coticule than I will ever need.
I haven't used this hone, yet, but I will probably end up doing the most work on the thick yellow Coticule layer. Bart is currently researching this layer of Les Latneuses, and his current results, I believe, suggest this layer provides a mellow edge, which is great in my opinion. I can't wait to try this hone out.
La Veinette (blushing...). I use this mostly for intermediate, or bevel setting through intermediate before going to the Jnats.
La Veinette (blushing...). I use this mostly for intermediate, or bevel setting through intermediate before going to the Jnats.
I just walked/lucked into it. It's the only coticule that I ever used, but I'd have to say that it's a fast one. It will start turning a slurry gray in just several licks.Ah, La Veinette. I've been trying to get my hands on one of those.
I just walked/lucked into it. It's the only coticule that I ever used, but I'd have to say that it's a fast one. It will start turning a slurry gray in just several licks.
Ha! It's a two-edged sword. I don't know that fast is necessarily better. It may also be why I can't seem to finish on water to any great level of satisfaction....Oh, there you go rubbing it in (literally!).