Thread: Escher ?

Just saw this on the bay and it doesn't look right to me. I may be wrong, but if it is an escher it is the only one with those specific dimensions I've ever seen. The scratches on the sides are also weird. Never saw one like that. Not to mention the thickness. The seller doesn't say what it is but it looks kinda skinny to me.

Blue Green Escher Water Hone Stone RARE | eBay

I have a feeling that stone is a Chinese stone, aka PHIG. Those saw marks are fresh, size is off, color/texture is off. I wouldn't give $1.00 for it, but that's just an opinion. I've been wondering in the back of my mind for a while when someone would start cutting down Chinese stones to the sizes of Eschers & try to pass them off.

I wouldn't say the saw marks looks fresh, looks sort of the same as on some old rocks i have here, just dried slurry making them white.

Originally Posted by shooter74743

I have a feeling that stone is a Chinese stone, aka PHIG. Those saw marks are fresh, size is off, color/texture is off. I wouldn't give $1.00 for it, but that's just an opinion. I've been wondering in the back of my mind for a while when someone would start cutting down Chinese stones to the sizes of Eschers & try to pass them off.

Well it could be one of the 15k+ Chinese hones which would make it better than an Escher


It really doesn't matter what it really is, without a genuine Escher label it is just a Stone, it will take an expert to decide if it is even a Thuringen...


(I will shut up now)

Looks like a piece of green slate to me.

I msg'd the seller asking him how he knew it was an escher branded stone and his reply was
do you know "Howard Schechter' from straightrazorplace.com forum... I have more then 5 stones so I sent him 1 and after he test it he told me it is Escher stone... I trust his knowledge.

I don't know what he sent to Howard. I am 99% sure that the stone listed is not an escher. It is a size I've never seen an escher cut in. The factory cut stones in 3 or 4 sizes and those are the sizes we see year after year.

The saw cuts on the side are not at all typical of escher saw cuts.

Rule #1: No label, no Escher.

Originally Posted by robellison01

Rule #1: No label, no Escher.

I have to agree on that, even tho I've got a wooden box with a nice rock inside and there used to be a label "Escher & co, fine water hones...." but a so called "friend" removed it course it was old and ugly!
I should have made a strop out of his hide for that!

Hey guys, I just saw this one go eBay Australia: Buy new & used fashion, electronics & home d

do you guys think it is thuringian? it looks similar to me but I haven't got the eye for it yet not with eschers/thuri's anyway