Belgian Blue Stone Sharpening

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 stone sharpening.

The belgian whetstone consists of 30 to 42 garnet crystals bonded together with mica. These garnets are what give the coticule its exceptional sharpening characteristics. So naturally you ll want to take good care of them. An old video with a small but very good belgian stone.

This 4000 grit natural waterstone comes direct to us from the ardennes of belgium. I am sure that i made mistakes so feel free to. 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 belgian blue stone is one of the nicest sharpening stones youll ever use and quickly produces a mirror polish on all knives and tools this 4000 grit natural waterstone es direct to us from the ardennes of belgium the belgian blue stone is ideal for fine honing all knives and tools.

Belgian blue whetstone 4000 grit bonded to synthetic carborundum with 600 grit. The geometrical shape of these garnets is a dodecahedron. Your natural coticules or belgian blue whetstones are beautiful sharpening stones. 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.

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. There are twelve surfaces with obtuse angles. 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. This is another video showing my learning process in the world of razor sharpening and honing.

80 150 400 finishing grit for the bbw 800 1200 finishing grit for the coticule. 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. Wood storage box for natural belgian and coticule stones. Belgian blue stones should only be used with water never oil.

Sizes abrasive grain in order. The yellow coticule contains about 30 42 garnets of about 10 microns in diameter for an 8000 grit polish. Belgian blue whetstones are found alongside and are related to coticule whetstones. The combination stone is also available in a kitchen version with a wooden handle excellent for sharpening knives.