Thread: Old stone found

Here tcrideshd, a little extra information regarding Thuringians. Dark Blue being the slowest and faster cutting as the color of the stone gets lighter, blueish green to light green to yellow green. So, the lighter the color, the faster cutting it is.
Hope that helps....

Originally Posted by Legday69

If any experienced honers would be willing to let me mail it to you and tell me if its worth holding on to or not I'd appreciate it

I would be able to help, I'm in California. PM me.
I just sold a few Dark Blue Thuri's and Escher's here awhile back in the BST section. I still have one Dark Blue, one blue/green and one yellow/green that will be here on Thursday. They are great stones!!
Plus, I have a reasonably high powered metallurgical Accuscope 3035 microscope that I can examine, compare and give you some pictures of your stone as soon as I get it.

Originally Posted by Aerdvaark

Here tcrideshd, a little extra information regarding Thuringians. Dark Blue being the slowest and faster cutting as the color of the stone gets lighter, blueish green to light green to yellow green. So, the lighter the color, the faster cutting it is.
Hope that helps....

Most of the time this is true, but it's not carved in stone. The darker stones can be faster than the lighter stones in some circumstances. I have a blue Thuri that is much faster and finer than a Yellow/green I have. Both leave a fantastic edge, but my darker one is a much better stone.

I'm not sure that's true even most of the time.

Surely there's always going to be the one or two oddballs in the bunch but the general consensus, if searched on the internet, from well known and regarded sites, that Dark Blue is a slower cutter than the lighter colors. I believe Escher priced their offerings as to coloring and availability. Lesser availability meaning lighter colored and faster cutting stones. Finer cutting too, on occasion.

Originally Posted by Legday69

If any experienced honers would be willing to let me mail it to you and tell me if its worth holding on to or not I'd appreciate it

There are many long time experienced members here who could do you an evaluation of your hone. I wouldn't trust it to 'just anyone'.

If you would like to PM me I can put you in touch with a few of those members who have handled many, many razors and stones for years and years.

Originally Posted by tcrideshd

if its to fast I wonder about the stone being a thurigian, its usually takes a lot of laps even after the 8k stone,, but hey I hope for ya,, also,, it doesn't seem to be the normal size for the thuris,,, good luck Tc by the way you can also pack up your hone and send it to some of the hone masters here to test it for you till you know what your doing, in the right hands they can let you know a lot about how to use and what you have Tc

IMO. no disrespect to any aspiring enthusiasts, But it looks a bit off for a Thurri?
In the spirit of Tc's good advice, sending it to an expert such as Modine with return shipping for him to send back would be where I put my money.

If you want to evaluate something as unusual as a razor stone, a trip to an expert is advised!

Originally Posted by cudarunner

There are many long time experienced members here who could do you an evaluation of your hone. I wouldn't trust it to 'just anyone'.

If you would like to PM me I can put you in touch with a few of those members who have handled many, many razors and stones for years and years.

I reported this post, this is an unfair statement against me.
I do not appreciate just being called anyone after all the contributions I have given here. I have established myself as a very good and honest seller as well as contributing financially with money and to helping newcomers.
How dare you! Shame on you!!

Originally Posted by Aerdvaark

Here tcrideshd, a little extra information regarding Thuringians. Dark Blue being the slowest and faster cutting as the color of the stone gets lighter, blueish green to light green to yellow green. So, the lighter the color, the faster cutting it is.
Hope that helps....

Methinks you do know know Tc? He is quite astute on finishers of the thuringarian persuasion.
This goes without saying, of course!

Originally Posted by Aerdvaark

I would be able to help, I'm in California. PM me.
I just sold a few Dark Blue Thuri's and Escher's here awhile back in the BST section. I still have one Dark Blue, one blue/green and one yellow/green that will be here on Thursday. They are great stones!!
Plus, I have a reasonably high powered metallurgical Accuscope 3035 microscope that I can examine, compare and give you some pictures of your stone as soon as I get it.

Yes, indeed you have an impressive array on the way!
I was simply recommending someone with substantial experience.

Originally Posted by Aerdvaark

I reported this post, this is an unfair statement against me.
I do not appreciate just being called anyone after all the contributions I have given here. I have established myself as a very good and honest seller as well as contributing financially with money and to helping newcomers.

Yes, but as someone with only 7 months honing experience, I would say you're not the person to tell someone what type of stone they have. There are others with much, much more experience that I think would be better suited for the job.