avatar1999
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I agree justin...I actually think the standard, with all their "flaws" look a LOT better than the select. Who would want a piece of furniture made of beautiful wood, that didn't have and grain to it? Certainly not me :w00t:
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Prices of stones in the Vault
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Smythe
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:w00t: Just had a look in the vault, man those Coticules are beautiful.
Ivan, I can’t blame you for wanting to reserve one. Indeed I also have my eyes on one, before knowing how it will perform, “Look but don’t Touch”… is Torture.
I will be saving some of my best restored razors to test my next hone from this batch.
BTW Bart #36… the brown one (or vintage Gold)… is it the "La Grosse Blanche" you mentioned in your previous post?
Ivan, I can’t blame you for wanting to reserve one. Indeed I also have my eyes on one, before knowing how it will perform, “Look but don’t Touch”… is Torture.
I will be saving some of my best restored razors to test my next hone from this batch.
BTW Bart #36… the brown one (or vintage Gold)… is it the "La Grosse Blanche" you mentioned in your previous post?
avatar1999
Member
I don't know if 36 is or not, but 32 is labeled "La Grosse Blanche"...
Smythe said:
Bart
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Smythe said:
Yes that's the one. It's in its oxidized state. Once I've raised a slurry, it 'll be pale cream colored. Just to be sure, I'm going to finish a razor on it first, while still oxidized. I don't expect any difference, but you never know...
No need for apologies, my friend. You couldn't know that I'm weird.blade13 said:Ooops.: Sorry Bart. It's just.......I could not resist.
That's the the one with special needle sharpening properties. A curious case.Smythe said:
I would call it character. I've always had an interest in people and things with "character".avatar1999 said:
Best regards,
Bart.
avatar1999
Member
Bart said:
So #32 is the one they would use to sharpen needles? How did they select which stones were to be used for that purpose, if you know?
Sounds interesting
-Rob
Bart
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They run a copper coin over the dry hone. If you do that on n°32, it leaves no scribe line on the pure, creamy part of the hone, and a thick line of abraded copper on the speckled part. They kept a number of smaller bouts separate with that typical look and behavior, all "La Grosse Blanche". I didn't ask how frequently they sell them.avatar1999 said:Bart said:
So #32 is the one they would use to sharpen needles? How did they select which stones were to be used for that purpose, if you know?
Sounds interesting
-Rob
I wonder how a razor will respond onto them for finishing.
excel_1111
Member
Hi Bart, is #31 spoken for? If not I would like to buy it.
She looks beautiful and I like its (her) name " Les Latneuses"
-Al
She looks beautiful and I like its (her)
name " Les Latneuses"-Al
Bart
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Welcome to Coticule.be, Al.
Please read post #1491 in this thread.
http://www.coticule.be/the-cafetaria/message/1491.html
Also read this other thread to understand how the hones in the Vault can be purchased, once I have returned them to Ardennes Coticule.
http://www.coticule.be/the-cafetaria/topic/3.html
You'll have plenty of opportunity to reserve one that suits your needs, as I start publishing test results of the current batch. Each hone gets it own thread, and you can put your name on it there, or in this thread, as soon as I add them to the price list in the first post.
Kind regards,
Bart.
Please read post #1491 in this thread.
http://www.coticule.be/the-cafetaria/message/1491.html
Also read this other thread to understand how the hones in the Vault can be purchased, once I have returned them to Ardennes Coticule.
http://www.coticule.be/the-cafetaria/topic/3.html
You'll have plenty of opportunity to reserve one that suits your needs, as I start publishing test results of the current batch. Each hone gets it own thread, and you can put your name on it there, or in this thread, as soon as I add them to the price list in the first post.
Kind regards,
Bart.
towliff
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Hi bart, if im looking for a hone that leaves an extremely smooth edge so that it leaves the skin feeling like you havent shaved, what layer would you recommend going for? (experience honing doesnt bother me - if its a difficult stone/layer i'll just put in the effort to MAKE it work :thumbup: )
cheers
cheers
Bart
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I was amazed by the skin-friendliness of the "La Grosse Blanche" (n°15 of the Vault) That's why I brought additional sample with me. I haven't found time yet to test them and find out if that is a consistent quality of that layer. I do know they were regarded very highly in the heydays of Coticules.
N°15 was a very challenging hone to work with. The "Slurry dulling" effect was among the highest I ever experienced, so there was a big gap between honing on slurry and finishing on water. (Of course that gap could be crossed with an "easier" Coticule, a "La Grise" or so). It's also the kind of smoothness that compromises the HHT to some extent. These edge are so lacking "bite" that you mustn't expect them to silently fell hanging hairs. N°15 is the only hone ever that surprised me for how amazingly smooth it shaves, after I settled for a bit less than my usual HHT expectations (I had no choice, because I no matter what I did, I couldn't get past a HHT-2, sometimes 3, straight off the hone.)
Don't think that this edge will glide through whiskers as if it is gliding through thin air. It's doesn't shave better or worse than any other Coticule edge. But: the alum just feels like rubbing an ice cube over your face, and it indeed feels as if you hadn't shaved at all afterwards.
Some "La Nouvelle Veines" and Gary's "La Grosse Jaune" (n°21) come very close to this as well.
Bart.
N°15 was a very challenging hone to work with. The "Slurry dulling" effect was among the highest I ever experienced, so there was a big gap between honing on slurry and finishing on water. (Of course that gap could be crossed with an "easier" Coticule, a "La Grise" or so). It's also the kind of smoothness that compromises the HHT to some extent. These edge are so lacking "bite" that you mustn't expect them to silently fell hanging hairs. N°15 is the only hone ever that surprised me for how amazingly smooth it shaves, after I settled for a bit less than my usual HHT expectations (I had no choice, because I no matter what I did, I couldn't get past a HHT-2, sometimes 3, straight off the hone.)
Don't think that this edge will glide through whiskers as if it is gliding through thin air. It's doesn't shave better or worse than any other Coticule edge. But: the alum just feels like rubbing an ice cube over your face, and it indeed feels as if you hadn't shaved at all afterwards.
Some "La Nouvelle Veines" and Gary's "La Grosse Jaune" (n°21) come very close to this as well.
Bart.
Paul
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That's really interesting. My La Petite Blanche edge felt similarly keen and smooth (but it attained HHT-5). I say similar because I did feel some alum sting (slight), but my skin felt incredibly healthy and "undamaged" by the shave after. Is that similar to your experience, Bart?
Bart
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Yes, the difference between edges of various Coticules are really only very minor.
Unless you really have very difficult skin, and are searching for every bit of friendliness you can find, I would not bother at all.
Furthermore, I personally like a bit of skin rejuvenation after a shave.
Bart.
Unless you really have very difficult skin, and are searching for every bit of friendliness you can find, I would not bother at all.
Furthermore, I personally like a bit of skin rejuvenation after a shave.
Bart.
excel_1111
Member
Thanks Bart, I read both links as suggested and I will keep my eye on the postings.
Happy holidays
Al
Happy holidays
Al
tat2Ralfy
Well-Known Member
paulsen said:
Spot on! however Sir Bart will no doubt be enthralling and enticing us all with a fresh Batch!
once there is an evaluation on a stone it becomes available, and once it has been returned to the Ardennes quarry it is for sale, of course you should reserve any stone you would like before its returned and this you do via Sir Bart
Simple really
Smythe
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Damn... someone else has discovered the secrets of the vault...paulsen said:
Yes, they are all from Ardennes, and Bart has kindly selected a few to test the razor honing capabilities, so anyone interested in owning a Coticule will have a good idea of what they are getting.
Of course, some have already found good homes, and the ones you cannot click-on are not yet tested or up for adoption (truly, this must torture, not just for us but also the Coticule).