Belgian Blue Stone Sharpening

This 4000 grit natural waterstone comes direct to us from the ardennes of belgium.

Belgian blue stone sharpening.

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 stones should only be used with water never oil. Belgian blue whetstones are found alongside and are related to coticule whetstones. An old video with a small but very good belgian stone.

Wood storage box for natural belgian and coticule stones. This is another video showing my learning process in the world of razor sharpening and honing. I am sure that i made mistakes so feel free to. 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.

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. These garnets are what give the coticule its exceptional sharpening characteristics. Dual belgian bluediamond honing puck brant. There are twelve surfaces with obtuse angles.

Belgian blue whetstone 4000 grit bonded to synthetic carborundum with 600 grit. 80 150 400 finishing grit for the bbw 800 1200 finishing grit for the coticule. The belgian whetstone consists of 30 to 42 garnet crystals bonded together with mica. 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 knife sharpening stone. The yellow coticule contains about 30 42 garnets of about 10 microns in diameter for an 8000 grit polish. The combination stone is also available in a kitchen version with a wooden handle excellent for sharpening knives. So naturally you ll want to take good care of them.

Sizes abrasive grain in order. The belgian blue stone is ideal for fine honing all knives and tools. The geometrical shape of these garnets is a dodecahedron. Your natural coticules or belgian blue whetstones are beautiful sharpening stones.