BlueDun
Well-Known Member
Hi all,
I recently found an offer for two vintage barber hones on the web. It had only a crappy picture but the color of one of the rocks made me think that it might be an Escher. Price was cheap so I scored it.
It turned out that the colors of the pictures were way off. What arrived were two apparently vintage coticules :w00t:
( As we say: The dumbest farmers harvest the biggest potatoes.
Both measure 18x4 mm.
Number one seems to be a natutal combo. But how do I find out if the dark side really is a BBW?
The coti side shows significant wear. At both ends it is about 5mm thick going down to about 3mm in the center. But I guess this is plenty to last for years.
Number two is glued to a wooden base. I don't know if it is only sitting on top of the base or if it sits in a cutout. The visible part is about 7mm at the ends and 5mm in the center.
I plan to take it out of the base. Help needed! What kind of glue could this be? How can I get it off without causing too much damage to the coti as well as the base?
Im gonna clean and plane number one and post some more pics.
Tips for number 2 are very welcome.
Cheers
BlueDun


I recently found an offer for two vintage barber hones on the web. It had only a crappy picture but the color of one of the rocks made me think that it might be an Escher. Price was cheap so I scored it.
It turned out that the colors of the pictures were way off. What arrived were two apparently vintage coticules :w00t:
( As we say: The dumbest farmers harvest the biggest potatoes.
Both measure 18x4 mm.
Number one seems to be a natutal combo. But how do I find out if the dark side really is a BBW?
The coti side shows significant wear. At both ends it is about 5mm thick going down to about 3mm in the center. But I guess this is plenty to last for years.
Number two is glued to a wooden base. I don't know if it is only sitting on top of the base or if it sits in a cutout. The visible part is about 7mm at the ends and 5mm in the center.
I plan to take it out of the base. Help needed! What kind of glue could this be? How can I get it off without causing too much damage to the coti as well as the base?
Im gonna clean and plane number one and post some more pics.
Tips for number 2 are very welcome.
Cheers
BlueDun