Wild find Coticule

Wow! Hope it performs as well as it looks!

My quest for wild coti's continues with this find. A boxed natural measuring 10 x 2 3/8 inches. It is a large stone and very heavy for its size. Even though is is unlapped, the surface is smooth and slick. A nice addition to my rock pile.

My quest for wild coti's continues with this find. A boxed natural measuring 10 x 2 3/8 inches. It is a large stone and very heavy for its size. Even though is is unlapped, the surface is smooth and slick. A nice addition to my rock pile.

That right there is a well used coticule!

Nice find! I hope to get my hands on one someday. Never tried a coti, but I sure would like to...I hear honing on them garnets is unlike anything else in terms of feel and feedback...

Thanks for sharing!

My quest for wild coti's continues with this find. A boxed natural measuring 10 x 2 3/8 inches. It is a large stone and very heavy for its size. Even though is is unlapped, the surface is smooth and slick. A nice addition to my rock pile.

That right there is a well used coticule!

Nice find! I hope to get my hands on one someday. Never tried a coti, but I sure would like to...I hear honing on them garnets is unlike anything else in terms of feel and feedback...

Thanks for sharing!

They are a temperamental bunch of stones. They do have a learning curve but once you dial one in, smooth, smooth, smooth. I will assume room temperature well before I completely figure them out.

Nice finds!

I love coticules and keep a few around. They all have their personalities, but that applies to most naturals. I've never had a coticule that wouldn't give me an excellent edge - though it sometimes took a while to figure out how to get the best edge off one.

I've only ever found two in the wild. They were of the 'Deep rock' kind. Nice hones.

A wild find at a antique store/thrift store/junk shop.  Stop for a bite to eat, noticed this shop across the street, went in and found this stone along with a few other things. Was told it came from a retired barber and there might be more. I nice rock that is very heavy for its size and appears very hard.

I've got to wild find coticles. I tend to like the ones with the natural slate edges rather than the ones that are glued. I know in the end It really does not matter. I'll try to post a picture of mine later. I was lucky to find both of them at the same place about 4 years ago along with some other great stones.

Hunting in Fl has been slow of late so time for a road trip. A working vacation in New England led to a flea market find this past weekend. 6 x 1 1/4 of Coti goodness. Not my biggest or baddest, but still a good find.

Forgot about this one from a few weeks ago. A very comfortable in the hand 5 x 2 1/2 wavy natural with a glued backer. A odd and
old coti.

A ugly duckling becomes a beautiful swan.

I found this crud covered diamond in the rough at a estate sale. At first I thought it was a Thuri by its weight to size due to the stone being black in a dark room. It was not until I went outside after paying that I saw a Coti under the crud. A soak in simple green and a good lapping brought the stone back to life. Has a surface void that some CA glue will take care of easily. First three pictures are the condition when I rescued.








After soak and lapping