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I picked up a 6 x 2 Karl Bracher Jr water razor hone recently. It looks exactly like a Thuringian. I am wondering if anyone has any info on the stone or brand.
I’m almost positive it’s a thuri. I was just hoping for some info on the general brand quality from anyone who has had any experience with it. Thanks! I’ll throw up some pictures when I get home from work as it was delivered today.
Yes please post pics. Is it soft like a thuringian?
It has been sometime, but I think the ones I remember with that name are Thuringian.
It is definitely soft and after lapping it I’m pretty sure it’s a Thuri.
Here are pics as promised.
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Looks like Escher with different branding to me.
Yeah that is what I remember almost like a barber's delight.
Karl/Carl - Bracher/ Brächer had a whetstone company in Sonneberg/ Thüringen.
Here is some short information.
http://straightrazorpalace.com/hones...ringian-2.html
The stone is clearly a thuringian.
Nice find!
After using it, I’m sure it’s a very nice, soft, yellow/green Thuringian. Although it is the same size as a Barbers Delight, it doesn’t have the dual coloring common to Barbers delight hones. But I’ve never used a barbers Delight so I can’t compare. I’m going to shave with the edge during my next shave and see how it goes. The steel felt really nice on the stone though
I recently scored the Bracher Jr. hone, like you say feels very nice on the steel. I love the edges I have been getting, been playing around with how much water to use as i am getting close to finished seems like running it down to almost dry (not quite but close) works well for me but still learning.Quote:
Originally Posted by Matt1222
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