Thread: Are these Thuringian Hones?

Yes, the photos I have see are all green. Some Light green.

The stone should fit the box well, and have a matching rubber.

Looked at photos on the bay, looks light green, looks to fit the box with space for a rubber.

Too bad rubber is missing. Last eBay sale wooden box, with rubber was $400.

Originally Posted by mlvallance

Good Morning So I am wondering if anyone knows, do the Fox 44 hones come only in the light green/ yellow green like a Barber's Delight? Or are there other colors. Reason I am asking one is being sold on the bay has the box, but no label on the stone and I contacted the seller and they said the stone was a grey color? Any help will be greatly appreciated..

Thanks Matt...

I have done a lot of looking at the Fox 44 hones in the past year. My understanding is that the Fox 44 hone is almost a 'color' category of itself. Generally the color they take on is anywhere from light gray to what we would call "yellow-green" for traditional eschers. My hypothesis is that these Fox 44 stones were selected from the softer stock (generally y-g) or other that fit the softness and speed characteristics they wanted.
So when I consider a Fox 44 I don't necessarily look for color, I just know that they're fairly uniform in performance and you generally know what you're getting. Similar to as if you bought a dark blue escher, the spectrum of variance is relatively small in terms of honing performance even though each one may look a little different. I'm sure time and exposure plays a role in the color of the stone as well as it does many natural hones.
I know that's sort of confusing, but I just look at them as a class of themselves rather than a color of escher. I think if you look at it through that lens it becomes a little more clear the differences and similarities when comparing to a branded escher.