Featured Specimen
Coticule ID:
n°124
Picture:
Characteristics:
Natural combination Coticule, from the La Grosse Blanche Layer, mined at Ardennes's Old Preu quarry.
Stone turns to a beautiful chocolate brown color after prolongued exposure to air/light, yet with the normal creamy color just underneath the surface.
Coticule Dimensions:
115mmX60mm
Speed on slurry:
fast
Feedback on slurry:
A distinct feedback of fine abrasion. Water turns gray almost immediately.
Abrasive feel slowly dissipates as the slurry is thinned down to a more watery consistency while honing during the Dilucot procedure.
AutoSlurry:
no
Slurry Keenness Limit:
shaves arm hair well
Speed on water:
slow
Feedback on water:
Glass-like feedback, with a slight hint of the same fine abrasion as felt on slurry. No visible discoloration of the water, but upon drying the edge with a paper tissue, black metal traces can be observed.
Edge Qualification:
mellow
Current Location:
Bart's home
availability for reservation:
available from Coticule.be sample reserve