Thread: NOS Thuringians on ebay

Found a guy selling these stones and claims that they are newly cut from vintage pieces of the same stuff vintage thuringians/eschers were cut from. So essentially they are nos, just in a round about way.

they are 8" x 2" x 3/4" or 20cm x 5cm x 2cm, so they are bigger than most all Thuringians I've seen and are less than the ones sold as new stones, with a slurry stone included. So I don't really know what to make of them.

Good or bad?
Worth the price for the size even if they're new?

here's the auction: http://cgi.ebay.com/2-Original-Thuri...QQcmdZViewItem

I just bought one of these....Call me crazy; the HAD is working.

Can anyone give me an approximate Grit rating on this stone?
It would save me some trial and error as I fit it into the hone rotation of steps.

Thanks!

I only ask if these are worth it because there has been some speculation about the quality of the "new" Thuringians, and was wondering if these are the same thing, or really NOS and of higher quality as the guy claims.

So tempted.....

I think these are the same that Manufactum and toolshop.de sell (for a lot less).

Originally Posted by bjrn

I think these are the same that Manufactum and toolshop.de sell (for a lot less).

I believe you are right bjorn, the 'Reep oil away' seems to ring a few bells as I looked into one of them a year or two ago...

regards,simon

Originally Posted by bjrn

I think these are the same that Manufactum and toolshop.de sell (for a lot less).

You're right, however: Manufactum no longer sell them.

Unfortunately Mueller sell them to their retailers without checking the stones first so you may get one that has hard inclusions which make them useless for honing a razor. I send approx. 25% of the stones back for a replacement before I put them on ebay.

BTW: I wasn't the vendor of this particular stone.

Originally Posted by Russel Baldridge

I only ask if these are worth it because there has been some speculation about the quality of the "new" Thuringians, and was wondering if these are the same thing, or really NOS and of higher quality as the guy claims.

These are the same "new" thuringians that have been listed by many different vendors. Many people like the stones, but they are not of the same quality/composition as the vintage.

Originally Posted by JGS

I just bought one of these....Call me crazy; the HAD is working.

Can anyone give me an approximate Grit rating on this stone?
It would save me some trial and error as I fit it into the hone rotation of steps.

Thanks!

They should be about 8K

how would these compare to a belgan yellow?