Thread: Escher

I found a site online called www.timbertools.com They sell Escher's. I saw a 5x2.5x3/4 with a slurry stone for $130.00. Seems pretty affordable to me, not that expensive. Does anyone have one of his Eschers, or used this site? Is it the real deal. The site actually has a blurb about finding a quarry hidden in Communist Germany.

I guess what they are selling is in fact only Natural Thuringian Honing Stone, not the vintage Escher hone (which is only a brand name of a Thuringian Stone - a stone coming for the region of Thüringen in Germany); The Escher Company doesn't exist any more.

The advertisement could be understand in a way where Escher is taken synonymously with Thuringian (name of one brand used to qualify the region where it came from) or it is simply not true.

I think a discussion can also be found here: http://straightrazorpalace.com/advan...cher-hone.html

Most people recognize the name of Escher more than they do Thuringian, I see it as more of a clarification than something to confuse or mislead. I havent used one of these stones from timbertools so I cannot compare it to any other Thuringian such as Escher or Bracher etc,

I have four Escher/Thuringians and they are all dark slate colored. The stones shown at that site are light brown, more like a yellow coticule. Has anyone seen an Escher/Thuringian that looked like that?

Gary Richter, the owner of Timbertools, is German. He moved to Canada when he was young (I thought when he was 18 years old ..., I should ask him to be sure) so he has a lot of contacts over here in Europe.
Since we at Ardennes Coticule have good contact with him (he's our importer for Canada) I shall ask him about the Thuringian honing stone next time I speak to him.

Originally Posted by ArdennesCoticule

Gary Richter, the owner of Timbertools, is German. He moved to Canada when he was young (I thought when he was 18 years old ..., I should ask him to be sure) so he has a lot of contacts over here in Europe.
Since we at Ardennes Coticule have good contact with him (he's our importer for Canada) I shall ask him about the Thuringian honing stone next time I speak to him.

That would be much appreciated. I have been waiting to pull the trigger on one of these stones for some time. Considering the cost for a large one, it could be an expensive mistake I am not willing to chance.

Rob,

Let us know what you find out, thanks...Rich

Originally Posted by Utopian

I have four Escher/Thuringians and they are all dark slate colored. The stones shown at that site are light brown, more like a yellow coticule. Has anyone seen an Escher/Thuringian that looked like that?

Where did you get yours (Escher/Thuringians ) ?

Originally Posted by zib

Where did you get yours (Escher/Thuringians ) ?

One from a farm auction. Two from ebay. One from the SRP BST. I didn't buy any of them from a commercial vendor.

If you look at the picture on timbertool.com's site you'll see it is exactly the same as the one on MST's site.

Also the sizes are the same as those of MST's Original-Thuringians.

So my guess is: these are MST Original Thuringians.

Go to: http://www.mst-mueller.de/ and click on neue Produkte