Belgian Coticule - Bout Size 7 Standard Grade Sharpening Stone - CHOOSE YOUR STONE

Note: Slurry stone not included, but can be purchased here.

Choose your own stone from the pictured examples! Stone #s are stamped directly onto the pictured hones.

These Standard Grade Belgian Coticules are size 7 bouts, each with a sharpening surface of approximately 48–58 cm² (7.4–9.0 square inches). Bouts are irregularly shaped and classified by the area of the honing face, so length and width vary from stone to stone. Use the rulers in the photos to compare each hone’s dimensions and proportions.

Standard grade Coticules are well suited to razor honing and may display more natural figuring, color variation, and hints of Belgian Blue coloring in the cross-section. These cosmetic characteristics give each stone its own distinctive appearance.

This Belgian Coticule comes from the atelier of Ardennes Coticule, the only remaining producer of these traditional sharpening stones. Prized for honing straight razors, knives, and tools, Coticules combine fast cutting with a fine finish. With appropriate technique and slurry control, they can be used from bevel setting through finishing, or followed by a finer finishing stone according to preference.