
ITEM DESCRIPTION
Vintage tools - sharpening stone A52
Up for sale is an authentic VINTAGE BELGIAN COTICULE Natural Sharpening Stone / Razor Hone.
The coticule layer is 7-10mm thick & is NATURALLY bonded to a piece of BELGIAN BLUE WHETSTONE, its a vintage stone & amazingly its had very little use.
The original veins of BBW natural bonded coticles are now exhausted & the modern production bonds coticules to a slate backing to keep them stable.
An extremely fine finishing stone, coticles give similar results comparable to 6000 to 12,000 grit sharpening stones.
Weight - 850gm
Size: 175mm x 51mm x 32mm
CONDITION
This coticle stone is in authentic vintage condition, it's had light use only, a factory chamfer on one corner, a couple of minor flea bites to the edges, this stone has a vein of manganese running across it diagonally & a reddish natural patch in the center edge, this is a superb large stone that would make an awesome user.
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