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    Just got this stone and im very limited in knowledge about the Escher hones. So i thought i would ask some questions here to the pros.

    First, what do you category this stone to in color? grey,black,green,yellow and how do you tell witch one it is? is it more to it then just the color? like something to do with the labels? and witch is better then the other (finer grit).

    The cut slurry stone i got with this hone has 2 colors. one is just like the stone pretty much and the other side is green to the color. and its natural combo. did thay do this on the boxed stones or dose this slurry stone not belong with the hone as a standard slurrystone? the size on the slurry stone is shorter then the hone itself but that might be cuz it once broke in 2.

    ivn uploaded some dry and wet pictures for you to see. any info is awsome and very appreciated.

    i just lapped the stone and used the hone with alot of water and the Dilucot method til the razor started to give a "chisle" sound as the razor starting to "stick" to the stone . stropped 50laps on linen and 150 on horse hide. HHT dead silence just drop the hair on the other side of the edge. (mk32) and the shave was very nice and smooth. great stone that i would like to know more about.

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    If the colors are correct, this looks like dark blue. The slurry stone has two sides, yellow green and light green (it looks like).
    Stefan

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    The main stone looks like dark blue to my eye as well. As with any natural stone, quarried out of the earth, there are some pieces that contain more than one strata. Combo stones, such is your slurry stone. More bang for the buck. Enjoy it.

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    Quote Originally Posted by mainaman View Post
    If the colors are correct, this looks like dark blue. The slurry stone has two sides, yellow green and light green (it looks like).
    Yes the colors are very true to the pics.

    So as a darkblue stone is one of the slower/finer of the bunch then. ?
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    Quote Originally Posted by MrMagnus View Post
    Yes the colors are very true to the pics.

    So as a darkblue stone is one of the slower/finer of the bunch then. ?
    I use a dark blue and its a fine finisher, i had the pleasure to use a yellow green and light green as well, to me the difference was very minimal,
    Enjoy it, its a wonderful finisher.
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    Quote Originally Posted by MrMagnus View Post
    Yes the colors are very true to the pics.

    So as a darkblue stone is one of the slower/finer of the bunch then. ?
    I do not know about fineness, the scratch pattern looks like 12k stone, shaves smoother than that.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Martin103 View Post
    I use a dark blue and its a fine finisher, i had the pleasure to use a yellow green and light green as well, to me the difference was very minimal,
    Enjoy it, its a wonderful finisher.
    +1 I had a great dark blue (Celebrated German Water Razor Hone with E&Co cup blue label) that I sold to a fellow in Austria. It was a great finisher. Maybe slower/harder than a yellow/green, but a great finisher nonetheless.
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    Don't get hung up on the colour of the stone. Y/G are the most sought after AFAIK but all that matters is the edges you get off it. Unless you see an Escher hone as an investment. An Escher is yellow green or dark blue or whatever if it has a label saying so. Without a label it is whatever colour you feel it is.

    Great stone BTW
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    That is a Great Hone and a great find! Don't worry about the color...I have several of the different colored Eschers and quite frankly the edge off any of them is wonderful. I can't tell the difference and I would bet any of my stones that you couldn't either!

    WP34
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    Truly a treasure.
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