I planned to auction this hone on the B/S/T forum but this was apparently against SRP rules so it was removed by the mods. As I explained when I posted the auction I did not want to offer it first come first serve on teh B/S/T forum because in the past I have missed out on so many nice items just because I live in the wrong time zone. So now it is up for bids on ebay: Escher straight razor hone sharpening stone whetstone - eBay (item 170235929590 end time Jul-13-08 15:13:24 PDT)