I started to use a BBW between the La Pyrenees and my La Vienette just to save additional wear and tear on my Coticule. I'd only had my Coticule a couple of years, but it was thinning down at an alarming rate. It is a natural combo stone, and the La Pyrenees comes glued to a BBW, so I thought I'd better not let them go to waste. I don't mind the slow speed.
La Pyrénées & BBW Combo
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The BBW slices I've used (both the "back side" of natural combo cotis) autoslurry very easily and as a result have pretty decent speed when sharpening knives. I don't know whether the BBW you buy on its own (or in a glued combo stone) autoslurries readily, though.
I habitually test the bbw first on most new cotis I get. The hit rate is not great imo.
I used to, but nowadays I rarely even lap the BBW. I've just never had any luck with it. Lorraine, is a different story tho. Wouldn't mind having a good piece of yellow coti attached to a legit Lorraine. Cool combo
I have one like that. Glued combo with autoslurrying lorraine
Yeah, I kept trying BBW's (many have passed through my hands), but Lorraine excepted, none were worth the time I spent testing them (of the few dozen I tried) for razors. I've not really given them much of a chance with knives, probably should one of these days.
Found pics I had of mine.
Salm is good material. The really reddish one with the diagonal figuring. The reddish violet stuff with the light dots is a bit $#&@ imo.
Here's a video of Thiers-Issard using a La Pyrenees to hone their razors.
