Thread: German stones

Hello,

I just bought the two stones below at a flea market. do any of you know the type of these stones and know how it is used (with or without slurry ...)

I have no experience with German stones .














Best regards

Someone with much more experience will come along with more information, but to me this appears to be a lovely vintage dark blue Thuringian. They typically came with a 'slurry' stone, so yes to answer you question they are meant to be used with slurry. I have a small "thuri" that I use with a little credit card diamond hone to raise the slurry, then dilute as the edge progresses, then finish with slightly milky water on the stone. I have been pleased with the edges this leaves. To me it appears you found a real nice one there, would obviously recommend lapping the stone flat and to the desired finish before actually putting a razor to it. You could also use this with just water or very light slurry after a synthetic finisher like a Naniwa 8k or 12k or the like. In my experience following synthetic finishers with a few laps on a natural stone makes the edge a lot smoother. Hope that all makes sense, however like always YMMV.

Great advice above.
The top one is an Escher Thuringian. Cant really read the dark blue labelled one.
As said lap them flat before you put a razor to them. Start off with a shave ready razor and use water only laps and see how that pans out. After that you could use one of the hones to raise a milky slurry against the other to play around with.

Haven't come across a Thurigan I didn't like.

With the given info abovementioned, you'll be fine. I slurry and dilute to clear water

Holy CRAP! Do you regularly walk across the feed lot at the stock yard and step on a gold coin?

Don't get me wrong, I am happy for you but I NEVER find Escher's at the flea market. Do you mind if I tag along some time? I'll buy lunch if you let me buy the rocks you trip over!

The blue label, is that a large S and smaller D and G? If yes then it's a DSG.
Lately I have been trying my thuris/eschers with slurry and no dilutions. Just experiment and see what gives you the best results.

Originally Posted by PaulFLUS

Holy CRAP! Do you regularly walk across the feed lot at the stock yard and step on a gold coin?

Don't get me wrong, I am happy for you but I NEVER find Escher's at the flea market. Do you mind if I tag along some time? I'll buy lunch if you let me buy the rocks you trip over!

Hello,

So come visit us next fall and I'll take you back to La Grande Braderie de Lille "huge annual flea market" on the Belgian border and not far from Germany.

It is the paradise of the coticule and other stones

Best regards

Originally Posted by Amine

Hello,

So come visit us next fall and I'll take you back to La Grande Braderie de Lille "huge annual flea market" on the Belgian border and not far from Germany.

It is the paradise of the coticule and other stones

Best regards

I'll be there

I'd love to do that. Being in the southern US I don't know that I have the ways and means but I will certainly keep that in mind. My thanks to you kind sir.

Reminds me of the flea market I have near me.


Always lots of goodies to hunt for, and be had on the cheap.! Like these goodies..



,4 Coties. $1.00 each.
Ark, bench hone. $2.00
3 line Swatty. $1.00
Blue/green Thurigan. $15.00
Assorted razors, no more than $15.00 each. Typically fund them for $5 - $10
Strop, mug, brush...maybe $35 don't really remember, was more interested in what the hones were once I got um scrubbed up.