Belgian Coticule La Petite Blanche - Bout 8/9/10Select Plus Sharpening Stone with Slurry Stone - CHOOSE YOUR STONE

Note: Each Coticule will include a Bout 1 slurry stone (not pictured) and comes as surfaced by the mine. It should be lapped before use, and the Atoma 600 and 1200 diamond plates sold by us are excellent for that purpose. Dimensions of each hone are written on the surface in pencil.

La Petite Blanche Belgian Coticules are prized for their hardness, fine cutting ability, and controlled feedback. Unlike softer coticules, they wear slowly and offer precise honing with a smooth yet firm feel. Their high garnet content allows for both fast material removal with slurry and ultra-fine polishing with water. The light beige stone provides a refined edge, making it a favorite for straight razors.
This Belgian Coticule is from the atelier of Ardennes Coticule, the only remaining producers of these sharpening stones. They are a fast cutting yet fine and versatile stone that can be used right after a bevel setting stone, right onto a finish or followed by a finer stone. We have tested a sampling of modern coticules and found them to perform every bit as well as their historically-mined ancestors.