Thread: Escher

Originally Posted by Srdjan

@JOB15 give it some time and exercise. With feather light touch comes the feather light edge, identical to the best of the jnats. It's just a bit slower, but not a lot. I use a dark blue, apparently the most common and the least loved (at least on the forums it looks like it) and it's a top notch hone. I doubt it gets any better, for me at least. If I can't feel the edge on my face and no sting of the AS, there's nothing more to ask for.

cheers, I will give it more time n effort.

This time try skipping the slurry. It seems like anytime I use slurry with an Escher I get lower quality edges unless it's a very hard razor. The edges I get with no slurry are much closer to "Feather-like" IMO - I like a good Feather Pro edge too.

Originally Posted by eKretz

This time try skipping the slurry. It seems like anytime I use slurry with an Escher I get lower quality edges unless it's a very hard razor. The edges I get with no slurry are much closer to "Feather-like" IMO - I like a good Feather Pro edge too.

Yup I have pretty much found the same thing using these stones. The slurry stone for me has become more of a surface conditioner before finishing with water only strokes. I get the best result using very light strokes in rather numerous amounts anything from 50 to 100 depending how resistant the steel is to abrasion. on some razors 40-50 is enough on others need a lot more for good polish.