WOOD
Black Locust Burl
Beech Burl
Birch Burl


STONE
Coticule, Latneuses
Coticule, La Petite Blanche
Coticule, Latneuses, S-H
Coticule, Latneuses, Hybrid
Layered Gray Shale
Rouge du Salm / Lorraine
Rouge du Salm, Soft
LOCATION
Eindhoven, NL
Eindhoven, NL
Eindhoven, NL


LOCATION
Vielsalm, BE
Vielsalm, BE
Vielsalm, BE
Vielsalm, BE
Vielsalm, BE
Regné, BE
Regné, BE
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USE CASE
Sharpening, Honing
Sharpening, Honing
Sharpening, Honing
Honing
Sharpening, Honing
Polishing, Honing
Polishing
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Coticule, Latneuses Semi-Hybrid

Blue “hybrid” backside.


Name: Coticule, Latneuses Semi-Hybrid
Provenance: Vielsalm, BE
Geology: Medium-grade metamorphic stone
Composition: Indurated clay, spessartine, quartz
Use case: Sharpening, Honing

Grit size: 1k-8k
Hardness: 4.5/5
Cutting speed: 4.5/5
Feedback: 4.5/5


Very similar to regular Latneuses and La Petite Blanche. This stone comes from the same vein as Latneuses but the usable face captures a mixed composition of the normal Latneuses and its blue “hybrid” backside. 

Slightly richer in quartz, it has less satisfying feedback but still works quite well. It has a nice blue and cream pattern, which might not mean better performance but makes for a more beautiful object. Personally, I think this holds some value as well.