Thread: Escher Coti?

Originally Posted by Piet

I think I've seen another auction of him where he started with a NOS Escher from a German auction iirc. For his auction he lapped the surface and sides and rounded all edges. Such a shame

Imo sides of natural hones should not be touched, lapping and rounding them may very well decrease the value because it loses it's authentic look.

I agree. The blue/green I have is a two tone but it is harder to see because of the patina on the sides. I momentarily thought of lapping one side but if I did that would remove the saw cuts so characteristic of these hones and I wouldn't want to do that.

I did take a nylon bristle fingernail brush and scrub it under running water to remove some of the grunge accumulated over the years but that is the furthest extent I would go to.

The hone in the auction is attractive but the crack he mentioned is a deal breaker for me.

I have a thuri (non escher) that is greenish grey on one side and greyish black on the other, nice stone for whoever picks it up.