Thread: What is known of the MST Muller stone?

Is this the same stone as the one sold at toolshop.De?

I have one
I like it
Looks funny kind of dappled work it with slurry, it has decent feedback
Fairly slow cutter
I have finished a few razors on it and they shave well
I don't own an Escher though so I have no comparison
I do have a thuri but like the meuller better
Just my two cents
Mike

I did own both. Muller stone is a get what you paid for it deal. It wasnt square or lapped. By the time I got it ready It was sparkling pyrite. Which is softer than gold so it doesnt interfear it just isnt pretty. Well then you have the Escher and all that goes with it. I found the escher to be a finer grit in comparrision to the former.
Mueller works 10-12K grit, for the money it does the same as the Escher. Except you keep more dollars in your pocket.
Get rid of the box call it a Thuri and nobody will be the wiser.

Thanks for the input Gent's, I'm going to order one from Open_Razor and give it a go, can't hurt, there may be some excellent Value to be had.

BEFORE you order it, please tell us what other hones you have. We might be able to save you some money.

I've only honed on two of them but neither was very impressive. Honestly, in my opinion, you would be better off taking a gamble on a $36 Chinese hone from Woodcraft.

Originally Posted by Utopian

BEFORE you order it, please tell us what other hones you have. We might be able to save you some money.

I've only honed on two of them but neither was very impressive. Honestly, in my opinion, you would be better off taking a gamble on a $36 Chinese hone from Woodcraft.

Well Sir, 1K, 4+8K Nortons and a few lesser king and suhiro, picked up at random places. edit: I have some nice Novaculite Translucents that stay on my Jewelers bench, those put on a nice finish, but, they too are on the small side.

Have Not ordered the MST, still hunting a known and larger Thuringian or Escher.

Thanks again to all for their input.

EDIT: After being an Moderator and Admin on some sites, I am wondering why NOT EVEN the WANT TO BUY section of the marketplace is open to New folks??? Does NOT make sense to me. Because of this I may never buy an item or service from the market here.

Pick a stone, Any stone ,
to quote Glen....
If ya dont know the rest, you should really read up on it.
Those words speak volumes.
To watch a honer kokes out and edge from an average rock is something to behold.
MST is no different.
The honer , well I love to learn,as well as get schooled.

Originally Posted by ultrasoundguy2003

Well then you have the Escher and all that goes with it. I found the escher to be a finer grit in comparrision to the former.
Mueller works 10-12K grit, for the money it does the same as the Escher. Except you keep more dollars in your pocket.
Get rid of the box call it a Thuri and nobody will be the wiser.

Sorry nothing i can share from my personal findings, had all of them the MST, the Müllers, unlabelled Eschers, Eschers, Karl Bracher, etc...and more....

I feel always a difference using a vintage thuri or using some of the newer mined thuris....not that these are too bad..as you mentioned what you get for the price is ok...but these are not in range of a vintage one...

"MST" is french translation for "STI", wouldn't shave with a razor honed on it

If you want a Thuringian, you are almost half way in price to a nice vintage stone. There are a couple, for sale on the bay, right now.

I would buy a known quantity like a bluegreen or yellow green vintage, rather than an unknown, with a proven lack of performance. I have 2 MST that I bought for cheap and several vintage Thuringians, they do not compare in performance.

Or just buy a 12k Super Stone for bullet proof performance, $86.