Coticule love... show off your rock

[Disburden]

Certainly the largest "LGB" I've (knowingly) handled, and hopefully the best...first before lapping;

http://thesuperiorshave.com/images/lgb_0710_1.jpg

and post-lapping, adjacent to departing incumbent 'office pig';

http://thesuperiorshave.com/images/lgbs_0710_3.jpg

http://thesuperiorshave.com/images/lgbs_0710_4.jpg

http://thesuperiorshave.com/images/lgbs_0710_5.jpg

I really think the old "office pig" has value far exceeding any nominal one, so let me get settled in with the new guy and thereafter we'll gather all the coticulites' names into a cyberhat and, so long as they 'promise' to keep it, have one very lucky dude get it for free. It'd be absolute shame for it to sit unused, and yet I wouldn't want to sell it, so this is the right move.

That's one awesome stone!

I too like the softer coticules...I don't know why, but I just find my nitch easier.

[Loric]

Certainly the largest "LGB" I've (knowingly) handled, and hopefully the best...first before lapping;

http://thesuperiorshave.com/images/lgb_0710_1.jpg

Good lord man... wow. Congrats! I know you have been looking for THIS stone for ages.

I have one of Jarrods old office stones and if this new one is any better than that... well its has to be an AMAZING stone.

[grump]

A new vintage natural combo I picked up this past weekend. 6 x 1 3/8 x 3/4

[hig789]

Now that's a wild separation line. All the ones I have had have been almost a straight line. That's awesome.

[life2short1971]

A new vintage natural combo I picked up this past weekend. 6 x 1 3/8 x 3/4

What a looker Phil! You are finding some real gems lately

[Wid]

That's a beautiful coti.

[Pkrankow]

Wow, that is wild! Beautiful stone there.

Phil

[kwigibocity]

lap that top, I think it is going to show removal of oxidation (drool)

[grump]

While there is still plenty of stone left on this beauty, It was dished about 1/8th inch. Someone really loved it, now its my turn. Definitely a keeper!

[Obiwan]

Certainly the largest "LGB" I've (knowingly) handled, and hopefully the best...first before lapping;

http://thesuperiorshave.com/images/lgb_0710_1.jpg

and post-lapping, adjacent to departing incumbent 'office pig';

http://thesuperiorshave.com/images/lgbs_0710_3.jpg

http://thesuperiorshave.com/images/lgbs_0710_4.jpg

http://thesuperiorshave.com/images/lgbs_0710_5.jpg

I really think the old "office pig" has value far exceeding any nominal one, so let me get settled in with the new guy and thereafter we'll gather all the coticulites' names into a cyberhat and, so long as they 'promise' to keep it, have one very lucky dude get it for free. It'd be absolute shame for it to sit unused, and yet I wouldn't want to sell it, so this is the right move.

Drool. Beautiful!!! It's been months since I've purchased a coticule and seeing these photos sure sparks the urge.

[Raithskar]

My new 40x175 vintage combo. Has to be the hardest damn rock I have ever felt. as thin as it is there are still many years of use left in it. Thanks so much Scott and Nick! I love it!

[Bendragon]

This was just handed to me tonight...No idea what to do next haha

[Proinsias]

Happy dance?

[davew]

Just ordered a big (~200x50) LaGriese natural combo off of Jarrod's site yesterday. I don't have any business getting a coticule (gobs of japanese, english, arkansas and synthetic hones), but I couldn't resist, and figure if I get a stone that's not that great, I can use it on tools.

I would love to be able to see one at a yard sale or flea market for cheap, but it has just not ever happened. I did get a chance to use someone else's yard sale stone, though, and it was an older and very ugly stone. Had a crunchy feel, and while the keenness wasn't what it is off of an antique japanese finisher, I was shocked at how well it shaved given how sandy it felt. No edge damage, and it left no irritation despite the audio illusion that it was crunching the edge of the razor on clear water.

[life2short1971]

I don't reccomend using the La Grise on Chisels or gouges. They are one of the softest coticules. If you want one for tools I would suggest the Dressante or La Veinette to name a couple. I suppose if your sharpening plane blades or the wider stuff it will be ok though.

[Pkrankow]

You will probably like it in the kitchen if you don't care for it on the razors.

Phil

[davew]

Thanks for the heads up guys. I could play 20 questions, but I'll just wait for it to arrive in the mail. I'm sure I'll be able to make it work for razors, soft is nice for that. It will be nice just to have one to play with, even if I find that I prefer the japanese natural stones, etc.

[davew]

Well, I got it yesterday (the lagrise combo). It has a great feel, very smooth, but I have to admit that it looks like I have some experimenting to do with it to get an edge like I'd expect to get from it. Just for comparison, I tried it vs. some of my other natural stones, and generally at this point I get a better edge with all of the other ones (slates, translucent arks, charnley (of course, as fine as a charnley is), ...). I didn't bother to compare it to a vintage japanese barber's stone, which is my universal finisher for anything I can't figure out.

The next few weeks, I should be able to figure out if I can get what I want out of it, or if I need to chase it with the japanese barber's stone.

I did try it on chisels, too, just because I don't mind speed/scratch testing a chisel on a stone when I know just about how fast metal comes off of it on other stones. It's different, but it is so smooth and dreamy that it just gives such an incentive to figure it out. It's miles different than a hard hybrid coti that someone gave me to try out a long time ago (that one was hard and "crunchy" feeling, but still gave a comfortable edge).

Pictures - Before lapping off the saw marks, and before lapping off the layer designation in case I decide I don't like it. It's a pretty slow hone, and I think better suited to maintaining a razor.

[Raithskar]

And yet another rock for me. A wee La Veinette combo coming in at 30x100. Have not had a whole lot of time with it, but it is nice from what I have felt so far. The yellow side is pure, there are no marks lines or blushing.

[dakotaev]

That's a clean lookin coti. Nice!