Recommended websites
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Ardennes Coticule - the last operational Coticule mine.
Brent Beach' pages on sharpening - an excellent resource that offers a ton of good sharpening theory, oriented to tool sharpening, yet his articles easily translate to straight razors as well. Highly recommended.
WetShavingWorld - as forum about wet shaving in general and straight razor shaving in particular. With a strong emphasis on unbiased and well researched information.
Eastern Smooth - a eloquent blog site by Jim Rion. Follow our man on a discovering journey through an astonishing world of razors, hones and strops.
Badger & Blade - a large US-based wet shaving forum, with an elaborate straight razor department.
RazorEmporium - Matt Pisarcik is a personal friend. He hosts a cozy online shop, where he offers vintage shaving gear.
ShaveTheMonkeys - Charlie Lewis hosts a small website dedicated to building and restoring razors. He has a lot of good information about techniques that require no expensive and specialised gear.
Places that sell Coticules
Belgium
http://www.ardennes-coticule.com/
http://www.1barber.be/
http://www.koordenwinkel.eu/
http://www.willyvanhoutte.be/
http://www.sharptools.be
Canada
http://www.fendrihan.com/
http://www.timbertools.com/
Denmark
France
http://www.hmdiffusion.com/
http://www.le-chene-tampon.be/
Germany
http://www.belgischer-brocken.com/
Italy
The Netherlands
United Kingdom
http://www.theinvisibleedge.co.uk/
USA
http://www.bestsharpeningstones.com/
http://www.timbertools.com/
http://www.theperfectedge.com/
http://www.thesuperiorshave.com/
http://www.vintagebladesllc.com/