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 So how exactly are the Coticule stones which we all love so much produced? |
Nov 08, 2008 - 1:46 PM - by ArdennesCoticule
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The atelier:
The place were the magic happens: our workhouse, store, storage room and bureau (located in the Belgian Ardennes).
Coticule whetstones have been produced in this building (built in approx. 1865) for over 140 years.
The left part of the building (2 windows, 1 door and another window) is the main workplace (atelier). This is the place were the raw Coticule rocks are cut up into pieces and the end products (Coticule and BBW whetstones in all sort of sizes) are made.
The right part of the building (large arc window with a door in the middle) is our store, storage room and bureau space.
This atelier is also used to produce natural construction stones (like the ones our building is made off). These stones are stored in pallets in front of the building.
The quarry:
Our quarry is located at "Thier del Preu" (which means "height of Preu", Preu is a place name). Our extraction site is approx. 300 meters by 100 meters and we are at a depth of +/- 50 - 60 meters. The quarry is at a 2 km distance from our Atelier.
We need to extract approx. 2 tons of rocks to have 1 kg usable Coticule.
Main view on our quarry right after the winter of... [Read More]
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 One Handed Shaving Technique |
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Oct 18, 2008 - 12:46 AM - by xman
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Here, gentlemen and ladies, are a couple of quick videos I made of my one handed shaving technique. I do not recommend using only one hand to shave. I think for most people, angles will be easier to achieve with two hands. Personally, I shaved with two hands for many months before getting exasperated with the never ending stream of micro nicks along my left jaw line. I realised that there's not much to worry about there and gave up on two handed shaving at that point so this is how I've been doing it for over two years now. The slight advantage I have over other one handed shavers that I have seen is that I employ some pretty distinct grips which are easier and safer. Another shaving vid is nothing new, but perhaps some of the grips and angles I use will help somebody out who is trying to navigate similarly.
The vid is in two parts because the first blade I was using, my W&B wasn't quite up to the task so I shut off the camera, stropped up my Wolstenholm wedge and switched off for the ATG pass. Notice the difference in shaving acoustics between the two blades.
The final ATG pass on my upper lip using what I call "The Fool's Pass" should not be recommended and used only by those confident/foolish enough to venture there. The last, water only, pass under my right jaw line is the closest angle I can achieve to ATG in that area. Both techniques, along with the inward turned scales at the 1min. 20sec. mark of the first video were invented... [Read More]
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Easy Scale Fitting... Tip from the Bench |
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Oct 13, 2008 - 9:35 PM - by gssixgun
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I was talking this idea over, with some of the guys last week in the Restore Chat, and I happened to be working on some scales today so I figured I would pop some pics....
This is a quick and easy way to mock up your scales, and finish sanding the wedge in for fitting.... I use a set of adjustable pins to fit everything together to make sure the scales function with the razor, but I don't want to do any sanding or final fitting with the razor in the scales. So I made a tang jig to keep the scales together for final fitting of the wedge without the risk of a cut to yourself, or a chip to the razor... Just a 3/16 or 1/4 in thick piece of wood shaped like the tang of your razor will do.. Honest it just needs to be a piece of wood, you don't have to try and make it look like a tang and tail but hey it's more fun that way !!!
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 The Wiki is Live! |
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Sep 22, 2008 - 12:12 PM - by dwessell
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Constant Shaver,
I'm super proud to announce that our wiki is live now. This is the result of a huge effort by several people.. Most noticeably ByronTodd and gugi.
Feel free to jump in and start creating articles, editing them, and generally having fun. The thing that will make our wiki great, is the same thing that has always made SRP great. YOU!
Thanks for everything,
David, Lynn & Don
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