Belgian Blue Stone Sharpening

The yellow coticule contains about 30 42 garnets of about 10 microns in diameter for an 8000 grit polish.

Belgian blue stone sharpening.

These garnets are what give the coticule its exceptional sharpening characteristics. I am sure that i made mistakes so feel free to. The geometrical shape of these garnets is a dodecahedron. So naturally you ll want to take good care of them.

The belgian whetstone consists of 30 to 42 garnet crystals bonded together with mica. The belgian blue stone is ideal for fine honing all knives and tools. Dual belgian bluediamond honing puck brant. Belgian blue whetstone 4000 grit bonded to synthetic carborundum with 600 grit.

The 350 grit diamond surface is perfect for getting started sharpening your axes knives and tools add a small amount of water to the 4000 grit belgian blue surface and let the garnet mud do its magic the puck is 3 in diameter and laser engraved with the bc logo what makes the belgian blue stone so unique is its garnet crystals. An old video with a small but very good belgian stone. The belgian blue stone is one of the nicest sharpening stones you ll ever use and quickly produces a mirror polish on all knives and tools. 80 150 400 finishing grit for the bbw 800 1200 finishing grit for the coticule.

Wood storage box for natural belgian and coticule stones. The yellow sharpening stone ardennes coticule is available only in small thin layers and therefore is glued to a slate base it is often odd shaped to make use of all the pieces. Sizes abrasive grain in order. There are twelve surfaces with obtuse angles.

Your natural coticules or belgian blue whetstones are beautiful sharpening stones. Use the carborundum side to do the hard work of restoring a blunted edge and the belgian blue side to do the real sharpening and final honing. Belgian blue stones should only be used with water never oil. While each type is often used as a stand alone sharpening stone they are sometimes combined the bbw being used for initial sharpening and the coticule being used for fine finishing.

The combination stone is also available in a kitchen version with a wooden handle excellent for sharpening knives. Belgian blue whetstones are found alongside and are related to coticule whetstones. This is another video showing my learning process in the world of razor sharpening and honing. These wood storage boxes are made specifically for storing the 4 x 2 6 x 2 or 8 x 2 sizes of both types of stone.