Thread: An Escher but what color

I found this stone at a random stop while needing a break when driving.

No box or slurry stone but I all I could do to stop from yelling yahoo when I saw the price. Then while looking at some razors the women dropped the price $3 as a incentive to get some blades.......

To me it looks green with some black mottling but looking at pictures here I see many interpretations of colors.

Very soft. I think this is going to be a good excuse to visit Randy to get an opinion.

Awesome find Tim.
Looks green to me too.
A good lapping and a little edge chamfering and you've got yourself a real gem.

Pete <:-}

The elusive labeled Escher, rarely seen in the wild. Did you wait till you got to the car before hollering?
Great find. I've been at tons of shops around Atlanta without seeing any good hones. I usually try to take breaks at antique shops when I go to visit my folks. Sometones you find something interesting!

I think Hazitcho posted this trick. Make slurry with diamond plate. Let it dry. If the slurry dries white then it's light green, if yellowish then yellow green.
Nice find

Nice find! Looks like light green to me. Escher in the wild is hard to beat. Enjoy!

Labled too? Damn you hit the jack pot. I will double your money if you sell it to me.

Looks blue-green from here. Cool!

All that clean living is paying-off, Tim!

They all look gray to me!

Thanks for mentioning that slurry test Alex. Never heard that before. Without seeing them side by side some of them look pretty close in color in pictures.

Great find. Try to put a lacquer over the label to preserve it!

Originally Posted by alex1921

I think Hazitcho posted this trick. Make slurry with diamond plate. Let it dry. If the slurry dries white then it's light green, if yellowish then yellow green.
Nice find

Does it make a difference if the slurry is first wet?

Believe it or not I had a piece of wet/dry on my desk.

I did a quick rub with it dry and it looks white. But that is on black paper....

I have been thinking about wood boxs and sealing labels.

I have this one and a labeled Lilly White in a mediocre box that need their own wooden ones.