Thread: A Cry for an Escher Compendium

Wow, Hank, you've got EAD (Escher Acquisition Disorder) as bad as Blaireau. $500 for a finishing stone. If I was thinking about dropping that kind of cash on a finishing stone, I'd be looking for an amazing Japanese Natural which for that price range would spank any Escher until its paper labeled tail was tucked between its legs. For real.

Your question about the difference between a Timber Tools Thuringian and a $500 Escher is not one that I think anyone can answer definitively. Natural stones have variance even within the same ratings (BG, YG, DB, etc).

Example: I've got about 6 vintage coticules of varying hardnesses. I'm to the point where I see unique high priced coticules that interest me, but I've experienced them enough now to know that I would not spend $200 on up for a coticule unless I actually tried it out. I prefer a certain type of coticule and another type I don't care for.

I feel the same way about high priced Thuringians.

Chris L