Ardennes Coticule Belgian Stone 4000 grit 7.5 x 3 cm

This compact stone has a very fine coarseness of 4000 grid. This is perfect for high-quality honing/polishing of your knife.

• 75 x 30 mm
• 115 grams
• Grit: approx. 4000
• 100% Natural Blue whetstone

Ardennes-Coticule: natural stones from Belgium

The grindstones from Ardennes-Coticule are manufactured by hand. For this purpose, debris mined in the mine is divided into grindstones of different sizes. The aim is to extract as much as possible from this piece. After all, the product is a natural product, the supply of which is finite.

Quickly ready for use and versatile

Unlike some artificially manufactured stones, which must first be placed in a basin of water for 10 minutes, Ardennes-Coticule stones are ready for use immediately. Dampen a tea towel and place the stone on it. Put a few drops of water on the stone and you can start sharpening. The paste/slurry produced during the grinding process has a special effect.

Often with a coticule a little extra grinding paste is created on the stone by means of a small stone. This little stone allows you to detach the garnets, which make up the stone, from the stone and hold them in a slurry. These garnets are the miniscule particles in the stone that give it its grinding action. By creating slurry, more garnets come into contact with the fold of your knife. This results in faster sharpening without using a coarser grit. This is unique to these natural stones. This allows you to sharpen quickly, with slurry, and polish very finely, with only a layer of water on the stone.

Coticule stones are widely used for kitchen knives, pocket knives, open razors, chisels and other tools.

The characteristics

• Handmade in Belgium
• Shaped by hand - each stone is unique
• Made according to centuries-old tradition
• Non-porous: little water needed
• More beautiful result than with artificial stones