Thread: Escher

Hi guys, can I get some opinions please.

I just bought this stone quite cheap .
Its my first Escher , assuming it an Escher? There are no pictures of the back, so I am assuming are no labels their..
That could be a red flag . In saying that the seller had perfect feedback and has sold numerous straight razor items..

Cheers... Joe

Surely looks like a thuringian...just the darker coloration looks like it might be infected with oil....or does it only looks like that ?

Looks like the real deal to me, fantastic razor finisher, Enjoy!

It's going to be at least a good quality black Thuringian. I cannot see the label from that distance though. Looks like the space for the slurry stone is missing also. Very very nice find! One of the best finishers available for razors and surgical instruments. I see the Escher label now. Black Escher!!

Looks clearly like a thuri (dark blue) and fits perfectly into the card box (slurry stone is missing). So it should be what the label says!
Congrats to the find!

Nice catch for sure!
The "scratches" are usually a good guide to a Thuringian hone. The Thuringians' often form a shiny skin when out of use for a while. They also had very consistent form factors of length/ width/ depth. The combination of those traits has been my way of finding them in the wild or sometimes on the net.
~Richard

Thanks for the input guys.
I did once have an Escher finished blade from Hart Steel years ago and I was very impressed.

Should I use it like my Jnats. DMT slurry and hone until I see fit.

Would I lap it DMT 325 / Atoma 1200 / Nagura ?

cheers

Anyone know where I can get a slurry stone from?

Sorry for the long wait.
Lap to flat. A fine diamond card or plate will raise a slurry. Enjoy the stone, your Jnat practice will get you started. Don't use any Nagura but only the slurry reduction.
I expected a couple of other people responding.
~Richard

I like the edges best from my examples when I don't use slurry. Some is still going to be there regardless unless you have a very hard Thuri, as the stones do auto-slurry a small amount (usually not enough to be visible until after it dries). I like to go up to 8k then do about 20 - 30 laps on plain water, results in very keen and comfortable edges.

Finally I got a chance to try my new Escher..

Firstly I lapped it with the Shapton diamond plate . Then tried some Atoma 1200 but those things are starting to get on my nerves. The newer one has a copper patch where the diamonds must have fallen off, so I went to the DMT 325.

The top side with bevelled edges was in a bad way . I just cleaned that side up a bit and then lapped the underside , which is now the new topside

I think it is a black Escher although it could be a dark dark blue?

I honed up 3 blades on the Chosera 1/5/10k . A Dovo for my brother and my Hart custom , plus a W&B 7/8ths.

Took them to the Escher. Defiantly hand held is the way to go, its quite enjoyable..

Used a slurry with all three but finished with water on the W&B.

It's hard to comment on the results because I'm used to a super Nakayama which gives next level honing results..

The W&B I did 2 stokes down my cheek and then put it away because I know what that edge is capable of and the Escher did it no justice imo.

Then I got out the Hart custom. It was sharp and mellow. It gave me a BBS shave and my face felt really comfortable afterwards.

I could tell that the Escher was around a 12k stone.

I think that if I shaved daily then I might just use an Escher but because I shave once per week I require a really special edge produced by my Nakayama..

Bare in mind im new to Escher's .

In saying all that , I do love it, its a little black obelisk ..