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    The document summarizes two types of natural whetstones from Belgium - the yellow "Coticule" stone from Vielsalm and the blue "Belgian Rock" stone. Both stones are quarried from nearly 480 million year old sedimentary rock in the Belgian Ardennes and contain garnet crystals that produce a very precise yet fast sharpening effect equivalent to 4000-8000 grit. The yellow Coticule contains 30-42% garnets and is used to polish an 8000 grit edge, while the blue contains 20-30% garnet and produces a 4000 grit polish. These stones are considered investments that can be passed down due to their durability and unmatched sharpening performance.

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    The document summarizes two types of natural whetstones from Belgium - the yellow "Coticule" stone from Vielsalm and the blue "Belgian Rock" stone. Both stones are quarried from nearly 480 million year old sedimentary rock in the Belgian Ardennes and contain garnet crystals that produce a very precise yet fast sharpening effect equivalent to 4000-8000 grit. The yellow Coticule contains 30-42% garnets and is used to polish an 8000 grit edge, while the blue contains 20-30% garnet and produces a 4000 grit polish. These stones are considered investments that can be passed down due to their durability and unmatched sharpening performance.

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    The document summarizes two types of natural whetstones from Belgium - the yellow "Coticule" stone from Vielsalm and the blue "Belgian Rock" stone. Both stones are quarried from nearly 480 million year old sedimentary rock in the Belgian Ardennes and contain garnet crystals that produce a very precise yet fast sharpening effect equivalent to 4000-8000 grit. The yellow Coticule contains 30-42% garnets and is used to polish an 8000 grit edge, while the blue contains 20-30% garnet and produces a 4000 grit polish. These stones are considered investments that can be passed down due to their durability and unmatched sharpening performance.

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    ArdennesCoticuleandBelgianBluewhetstone

    BelgianRockblueandyellowsharpeningstones
    The"BelgianRockbluewhetstoneandtheyellow"Coticule"(StoneofVielsalm)arenatural
    abrasivestonesforsharpeningofmetalblades.ThestonesarequarriedandfabricatedintheBelgian
    Ardennes.Theyaresodurablethattheyshouldbeconsideredmoreofaninvestmentthanan
    expense,asoftentheyarepassedontothenextgeneration.Theyareequivalentto4000and8000
    grit,anddemonstrateremarkablecuttingcharacteristics,producingnoburr!
    KnownsinceRomantimes,theBelgianCoticuleyellowwhetstonesourcewaslongthoughttohave
    beenexhausted.However,in1996/97,workingtogetherwiththeUniversityofLiege,thegeological
    depositsofrockclosetothetraditionalyellowCoticulewhetstonewerecloselyanalyzedwith
    amazingresults.Ahighqualitywhetstonewasdiscoveredwithidenticalsharpeningpropertiesasthe
    yellow,only blueincolorbecauseofironoxideinthestone.Thestonesarequarriedfromnearly480
    millionyearoldgrey/yellow/pinksedimentaryrockwhichhasmetamorphosedfromclayandvolcanic
    ashandnowcontainsgarnetcrystals.Whenthenonporousstoneiswetted,thecrystalsandwater
    produceanabrasiveslurry.Thecrystalsareslightlyoval,resemblingasoccerballwithmanyfacets
    (rhomboid)sittingatobtuseangleswitheachother.Wheretheymeet,they cut
    lightlyintothemetaltakingfineshavings.Thehardnessofthegarnet,thirdonly
    behinddiamond,allowsforquickremovalofmetal,buttheroundnessgivesavery
    precisepolishofthehonededge.Whilethegarnetgrainsare1015micronsin
    size,thepenetrationisonly about2or3microns.Thiscombinationofspeedand
    finenessisuniqueintheworld.Youmaynotbelieveituntilyouseeit!!!

    Thebluewhetstone,20to30%garnetby weight,isavailableinmany sizes,


    evenlargebenchstonesizes,andproducesa4000gritpolish.

    Theyellowisavailableonlyinsmallthinlayersandthereforeisgluedtoa
    slatebase.Itisoftenoddshapedtomakeuseofalldeposits.Yellow
    containsabout3042% garnetsofabout10micronsdiameter,foran8000
    gritpolish.Therehasneverbeenabettersharpeningstone.Youwillownitforlife.
    THE STONE MUST BE USED WITH WATER. NEVER USE IT DRY!
    CURVEDCUTTINGEDGES
    Placethestoneonaflatsurface.Movethebladeobliquely onthestoneintheusual
    cuttingdirection,atthecorrectangle.Whetthefacesofknives,lancets,etc.,
    alternately.
    STRAIGHTCUTTINGEDGES
    Useanytechniquethatissuccessfulforyou,or:
    Placethestoneonaflatsurface.Movethebladeincirclesonthestoneatthecorrect
    angle,pushingharderinthecuttingdirection.

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