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I bought this stone on ebay and had it shipped straight out of Germany and I'm not sure what it is. The seller said it might be a ordovician thuringian but as far as I can tell neither of us are completely sure. It has a dull pink slurry and is incredibly smooth and not a really hard stone( took 15 min to lap). The edge it leaves makes my escher look like a joke. http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/2016...0e35790d57.jpghttp://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/2016...63a1306c59.jpghttp://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/2016...738a570705.jpghttp://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/2016...67ed4b1d0e.jpghttp://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/2016...d4cd0aca48.jpghttp://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/2016...3288798723.jpghttp://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/2016...d91c9a4ff2.jpg[IMG]http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/

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Wow! It is a beautiful stone. Unfortunately I can't help you with any info, but if it hones ok, additional information will be just a bonus. :chapeau

It might be from another planet.
The part about making your Escher edges being a joke compared to the edges this hone leaves....what can that possibly mean?

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Originally Posted by WW243

It might be from another planet.
The part about making your Escher edges being a joke compared to the edges this hone leaves....what can that possibly mean?

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When I tried it feels like a much smoother and cleaner edge than my escher gives me. It feels like a finer grit stone compared to my escher.

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I can't imagine any stone making Escher/Thuri edges look like a joke, heh.

Perhaps you aren't getting your Escher honed edges to their full potential?

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I can't imagine any stone making Escher/Thuri edges look like a joke, heh.

Perhaps you aren't getting your Escher honed edges to their full potential?

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Possibly but mine has a pretty low grit for a escher. A nice shave by all means but not as good as the others I've tried

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Looks like schwedenstein (syn. - "O-Ha! Magnet Elektrostein")
Mine one is clearly harder than standart thuri (dark blue and light green - both of them).

For external info see:
https://razorlovestones.wordpress.co...ktrostein_015/
http://badgerandblade.com/vb/showthr...-I-won-an-O-Ha
http://straightrazorpalace.com/hones...ein-hones.html

Pics of my example you can see here
https://fotki.yandex.ru/users/beavers-net/album/485828/
https://yadi.sk/d/sOsfzQtvg2ZoT/O-HA!
O-Ha! Magnet Elektrostein („Schwedenstein“ Hones) - Натуральные и искусственные абразивы

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Looks like schwedenstein (syn. - "O-Ha! Magnet Elektrostein")
Mine one is clearly harder than standart thuri (dark blue and light green - both of them).

For external info see:
https://razorlovestones.wordpress.co...ktrostein_015/
http://badgerandblade.com/vb/showthr...-I-won-an-O-Ha
http://straightrazorpalace.com/hones...ein-hones.html

Pics of my example you can see here
https://fotki.yandex.ru/users/beavers-net/album/485828/
https://yadi.sk/d/sOsfzQtvg2ZoT/O-HA!
O-Ha! Magnet Elektrostein („Schwedenstein“ Hones) - Натуральные и искусственные абразивы

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That fits the bill quite nicely. Thank you

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Originally Posted by Botanic

Looks like schwedenstein (syn. - "O-Ha! Magnet Elektrostein")
Mine one is clearly harder than standart thuri (dark blue and light green - both of them).

For external info see:
https://razorlovestones.wordpress.co...ktrostein_015/
http://badgerandblade.com/vb/showthr...-I-won-an-O-Ha
http://straightrazorpalace.com/hones...ein-hones.html

Pics of my example you can see here
https://fotki.yandex.ru/users/beavers-net/album/485828/
https://yadi.sk/d/sOsfzQtvg2ZoT/O-HA!
O-Ha! Magnet Elektrostein („Schwedenstein“ Hones) - Натуральные и искусственные абразивы

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Do you know if they make any bigger sizes?

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I've never seen any bigger sizes.

Yes there are bigger sizes around ;-) i think there were ones in 15cm and 20cm lenght....

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Yes there are bigger sizes around ;-) i think there were ones in 15cm and 20cm length....

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I bought a 20cm piece a week ago from a dear friend. He too thinks that they are as good or bit finer than a classic Thuringian, but faster and harder.
And, I've also seen a piece that was 20+x6-7x5cm on a meeting, it's a great stone, congratulations Aaron.

It's funny how any random seller places a name of a geologic period before the name of the stone. "Oh I'm sorry, you wanted a (that period) Thuringian. That's from another one, but it's still a Thuringian! That's all that matters"

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I bought a 20cm piece a week ago from a dear friend. He too thinks that they are as good or bit finer than a classic Thuringian, but faster and harder.
And, I've also seen a piece that was 20+x6-7x5cm on a meeting, it's a great stone, congratulations Aaron.

It's funny how any random seller places a name of a geologic period before the name of the stone. "Oh I'm sorry, you wanted a (that period) Thuringian. That's from another one, but it's still a Thuringian! That's all that matters"

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Thank you. Do you happen to know any name for this kind of thuringian hone that would help me find un marked stones?

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Thank you. Do you happen to know any name for this kind of thuringian hone that would help me find un marked stones?

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The stone looks a lot like a Schwedenstein. Marked, they are almost always a "combo" with a thin, no more than 1cm piece of stone on one side, and leather on the back, on a wooden box/paddle like thing. Unmarked, they are really rare, and aside from the reddish coloration that I have never seen, the pattern of differently colored lines and dots in the grey/green or even darker background is the indicator. And as always, their performance.
And, Peter/hazitcho is as always right about the stone on the thread he opened http://straightrazorpalace.com/hones...ein-hones.html

Could this be one?http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/2016...9dae14bfaf.jpghttp://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/2016...5f0369f199.jpghttp://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/2016...0509822e89.jpghttp://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/2016...bf78ec1877.jpg

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I am certain beyond all reasonable doubt that I have no idea, but looking at it reminds me of a Chinese stone of an estimated 15,000 to 20,000 grit, You say yours is soft; the Chinese one is hard, and requires lapping to flatten the stone. as the are not flattened to begin with and takes for ever to accomplish. If you go on the internet, search Guangxi sharpening stones there will be a section which is all images. This is how I discovered my "50,000" grit stone I bought to be a 12,000 to 15,000. Its surface is like a "Swarty" stone, but duller in nature. The Swarty, as I understand was used by barbers in years gone by as a quick, 5 stroke lap to touch the blade up while shaving someone. I attempted to look up german stones which would be equivalent to your pictures but could not find anything near it.