Quote Originally Posted by Kingfish View Post
This stuff is really hard to quantify and to put into words, how does one describe escher edge? I believe most of us that have been around for a while know it when we feel it on our faces.
It is really hard to quantify. I use my Eschers with a light slurry. I began to do that because the label suggests it and I found it works well for me. I know that some renowned honemeisters prefer water only on the Escher because they have told me so. I only have one J-nat, a Nakayama Asagi. I haven't used slurry with it mainly because it seems to be a hard stone, I don't have the naguras, and it works wonderfully with water only. As for describing an Escher edge ..... smooth would be the adjective the comes immediately to my mind. It is my favorite of all of the finishers I've used to date.