Thread: If you had to do it all over again — would you still have gotten an Escher?

Knowing what I know now I would buy one or two, but not six or eight, as I did years ago. The up side is, of those I sold, I either got my money out of them, or practically doubled it. The down side is that I sold a couple of stones that I would have kept knowing what I know now.

I ended up with a gelb-grun (yellow green) and a blau-grun (blue-green) and those are keepers. IME finishing on an Escher leaves a characteristic edge. IOW the feel on the face is an 'Escher feel', the way a good coticule has its own feel. Dollar for dollar I probably would have been as well off sticking with the Norton 4/8 combo I started with instead of ending up with a ton of various stones (most gone to good homes). But it was a lot of fun, and helped make life interesting for awhile.

Originally Posted by JimmyHAD

Knowing what I know now I would buy one or two, but not six or eight, as I did years ago. The up side is, of those I sold, I either got my money out of them, or practically doubled it. The down side is that I sold a couple of stones that I would have kept knowing what I know now.

I ended up with a gelb-grun (yellow green) and a blau-grun (blue-green) and those are keepers. IME finishing on an Escher leaves a characteristic edge. IOW the feel on the face is an 'Escher feel', the way a good coticule has its own feel. Dollar for dollar I probably would have been as well off sticking with the Norton 4/8 combo I started with instead of ending up with a ton of various stones (most gone to good homes). But it was a lot of fun, and helped make life interesting for awhile.

Thanks guys, you all helped me figure this one out.

I'm going to stick with my coticules just a little bit longer, refining what's allready proven to work for me. Why not?

In the meantime, well, I guess I'll start saving for an escher!

I have an Adoration Deluxe razor arriving soon. I want to hone it up of course, but maybe send it out to see what an escher edge can do to a coti's touch. I'll know then I'm saving for the right stone.