SOLD thank you!
Here is another rational decision I am making even if I don't want to... I really don't need all my hones, so here is one of the large ones.
- Size: 205mm x 48mm (~ 8.1"x1.9")
- Vintage belgian blue/yellow glued together
- Yellow side is almost pefectly uniform, save for a faint vein in one corner
- Blue side has a chip on one end - just don't use the last 1/4" or so
- Both sides are lapped and ready to go
In the old days it would appear that gluing blue to yellow was fairly common. I certainly prefer to have one combo stone instead of two separate ones. I also like the vintage stones better than the new ones. I don't know if the different way of mining lead to different selection back then, or I just haven't had enough new stones, but I find that the vintage ones have different feedback which I prefer. Both are capable though to produce excellent edges, so I don't think there is dramatic difference in functionality.
The two pieces seem to have been glued just slightly (less than 1mm) off. I didn't lap to even this out as I find that sooner or later the two pieces separate since the vintage glue is water-based. I thought that instead it would be better when the separation happens to epoxy it evenly.
Finally the asking price is $165, which is slightly less than the cheapest price of functionally similar configuration. The savings are not much, but you would have a single stone and the relatively rare 'vintage'. You cover the shipping of your choice, and insurance if desired, and if funding the transaction with a credit card the associated fees.
I don't have slurry stones (I just rub together two of the same kind of stone when I need a slurry), but OLD_SCHOOL may still have some of his combo slurry pieces which would complement this one ideally.
FS: Large Vintage Coticule/Blue combo
i want it so bad...if i could this would be mine in a heartbeat....
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