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== Manufacture & Production == | == Manufacture & Production == | ||
− | Process provided by SRP member [ | + | Process provided by SRP member [http://www.straightrazorplace.com/forums/members/ardennescoticule.html ArdennesCoticule]<ref>http://www.straightrazorplace.com/forums/basic-honing/27854-so-how-exactly-coticule-stones-we-all-love-so-much-produced.html</ref> |
=== The Atelier === | === The Atelier === | ||
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− | + | : '''1. Sawing the Coticule rocks into Coticule plates''' | |
These Coticule plates have a thickness between 7 and 14 mm. | These Coticule plates have a thickness between 7 and 14 mm. | ||
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− | + | : '''2. Gluing the Coticule plates on a black schist''' | |
This is the second step in the production of the Coticule whetstone. | This is the second step in the production of the Coticule whetstone. | ||
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− | + | : '''3. Sawing the Coticule - black schist plates''' | |
This also is a very important job! This step is determining the final size of a Coticule whetstone (both rectangular and odd shaped stones!). The man doing this job has to look very careful at the Coticule because he needs to cut right through black lines or other faults in the Coticule and so maximizing the surface of Coticule without minor or major faults. | This also is a very important job! This step is determining the final size of a Coticule whetstone (both rectangular and odd shaped stones!). The man doing this job has to look very careful at the Coticule because he needs to cut right through black lines or other faults in the Coticule and so maximizing the surface of Coticule without minor or major faults. | ||
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− | + | : '''4. Polishing the Coticule whetstones''' | |
This is the last step of the production. Every Coticule stone is hand polished on a diamond polishing table. | This is the last step of the production. Every Coticule stone is hand polished on a diamond polishing table. | ||
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== Using a Belgian natural hone == | == Using a Belgian natural hone == | ||
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We found no real variance between the Blues, they all behave very closely the same. This is not so with Coticules. They show significant variance when used with slurry, but differences practically dissipate when they are used with water. | We found no real variance between the Blues, they all behave very closely the same. This is not so with Coticules. They show significant variance when used with slurry, but differences practically dissipate when they are used with water. | ||
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With a heavy slurry, a good coticule can easily do the work of a DMT-1200 for honing out small edge defects, at the cost of some rounding at the bevel tip. For all other use on razors the slurry must be kept thin. Slurry on the Blue must also be kept thin. | With a heavy slurry, a good coticule can easily do the work of a DMT-1200 for honing out small edge defects, at the cost of some rounding at the bevel tip. For all other use on razors the slurry must be kept thin. Slurry on the Blue must also be kept thin. | ||
− | Controversial, but we stand by it: Belgian hones do not lend their unique properties form a very fine grit rate. They are unrivalled because they leave such shallow scratch patterns, left by their round honing garnets that create a wavy surface. As a result the edge is far less jagged than that of many synthetic hones. This also means that the edge of the Blue with its larger garnets is even less jagged than that of the Coticule, a capacity that explains the higher level of keenness left by the Blue with slurry than that left by the Coticule with slurry.<ref> | + | Controversial, but we stand by it: Belgian hones do not lend their unique properties form a very fine grit rate. They are unrivalled because they leave such shallow scratch patterns, left by their round honing garnets that create a wavy surface. As a result the edge is far less jagged than that of many synthetic hones. This also means that the edge of the Blue with its larger garnets is even less jagged than that of the Coticule, a capacity that explains the higher level of keenness left by the Blue with slurry than that left by the Coticule with slurry.<ref>http://www.straightrazorplace.com/forums/advanced-honing-topics/28011-about-blues-yellows.html#post281795</ref> |
== Where to Buy == | == Where to Buy == | ||
− | + | Some websites that currently offer Belgian Coticules and Blue whetstones: | |
* [http://uk.ardennes-coticule.com Ardennes Coticule] | * [http://uk.ardennes-coticule.com Ardennes Coticule] | ||
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* [http://www.timbertools.com/Products/Belgian-Coticule.html Timber Tools] | * [http://www.timbertools.com/Products/Belgian-Coticule.html Timber Tools] | ||
− | Do not forget to check the [ | + | Do not forget to check the [http://www.straightrazorplace.com/classifieds SRP Classifieds] for great deals on new and used hones! |
== References == | == References == | ||
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+ | [[Category:Razor_Hones]] |