Thread: Escher

Originally Posted by JOB15

I lapped both sides and those shiny buggers are still there, They are tiny

I think they may account for the hefty scratch marks I saw under the microscope..

Last time I gave my blade 150 laps and that turned out to be way to much. I got half way through the second pass and the edge started to deteriorate .

This time I aced the Shapton progression up to 16k and then gave 30 laps on the fake Escher.
The edge seems amazing . I will shave off it this weekend and depending on that result I will most probably pack that stone away and try to forget about it.

I'm sure you have some knowledgeable stone guys within driving distance of you, why not take it to a meet up, or contact another local fellow, and get another opinion on it instead of resigning it to the drawer?

Originally Posted by Magpie

I'm sure you have some knowledgeable stone guys within driving distance of you, why not take it to a meet up, or contact another local fellow, and get another opinion on it instead of resigning it to the drawer?

We don't have meet ups in the UK, there is only 3 of us haha.
From what I've learnt and read (after the purchase) I'm quite confident in what it is.
Not a bad stone, not worth the £140 I paid though.
If it didn't come and fit in that genuine box I never would have bought it..
On the bright side,I now have something to compare all other Eschers against.
Cheers..
Joseph.

Apparently the newly ordered stone is green.
I hear a lot about yellow/green and blues but not green.

Yellow green is the best but some prefer to use blue, is what I hear a lot of

Originally Posted by JOB15

Apparently the newly ordered stone is green.
I hear a lot about yellow/green and blues but not green.

Yellow green is the best but some prefer to use blue, is what I hear a lot of

I have a dark blue , a labeled Blue, and a labeled Green. I am not overly found of the dark blue. it just doesnt "feel" as nice. the blue and green are both good, similar finishes, but the green has more feedback to my fingertips so I enjoy it more. my face cant really feel the difference. If I ever make it back across the pond, I'd be happy to join you for a grease riddled breakfast and a honing session.

Yeh sure but I don't do grease,, I wanna live long time .

Who makes these colors up. They are grey or blue to my eyes.

Originally Posted by JOB15

Yeh sure but I don't do grease,, I wanna live long time .

Who makes these colors up. They are grey or blue to my eyes.

Not really it really depends what you have in youre hand. I got several stones which really look more green then gray or blue

This is the only labelled 'grun' (green) Escher I've ever seen. A member here had it on the bay. I don't recall his name. This was a few years ago.

Originally Posted by JOB15

Yeh sure but I don't do grease,, I wanna live long time .

Who makes these colors up. They are grey or blue to my eyes.

Thuringians exist between yellow-green-blue in all possible color variations. In total more than hundred layers have been mined in the old thuringian quarries. All these layers have been classified by most companies in 4 quality levels: yellow green - light green -blue green - (dark) blue.
Some companies simply distinguish green and blue, others listed additional colors like light blue to the above mentioned 4 levels. The most common layer is one that simply looks grey. It was classified as light green quality.

So what is the best colour?

People say yellow green. However if dark blue is finer then surely that wins?