Thread: Brown Eschers

Originally Posted by hi_bud_gl

I think i need to make brown escher meeting in the middle of the MISSOURI.

hoW ABOUT THAT .?
i have 3 of them.
i shouldn't start this brown ecsher stuff i wont get any more.Stupid of me heheheheeeeh
took me 4 years to find 3 OF THEM without competition NOW I AM IN TROUBLE.

Wow what a bummer ! If all I had was three of them I would have kept it a secret until I had at least a dozen.

Originally Posted by Lynn

I got it!!! It's a "Chronik" hone, undoubtedly the very best hone ever made...........

Here are the pictures of my brown Fox brand hone. I have compared the stone to a dark blue Escher on the left, a Belgian Blue on the lower center and what is most likely a yellow green or blue green Thuringian on the right for some color references. I have not honed with this stone yet, but it's very smooth.









The last picture shows the partially lapped bottom.

Sam wanted these pictures. This isn't the elusive loch ness, I mean brown Escher, but it's a brown very fine grit razor stone.

Chris L

NOW FINALLY SOMEONE COME UP.THIS should be it.HOw to use it.make a good slurry use only it is own nothing else. you use lastly(i even use after escher) only pressure of the blade 10-20 laps check the edge.let me know what you think
the edge which you will get you will not be able to get from any of your escher's

Does the stone I've posted pictures of here, Sam, look like the stone you've been referring to that you find is superior to your extensive collection of Eschers?

Chris L

Originally Posted by Lynn

Now I gotta put 150 hones away........

wait, Lynn, i've got an idea - stick some in a box with my address on it and drop it in the mail. just tryin' to help here....

I think Sam is probably right. It most likely comes from the same geological formation as the Escher/Thurigan/German water razor hone.

If it feels like a German hone while using it then it probably is.

if there are color variations going all the way from yellow/green, green, gray,blue then why not brown?

A hard Arkansas stone can have many colors,so can coticules.

Does the hone feel like an Escher when using it? If so, then your probably correct.

Just my $.02,

It looks like a Blue Belgian, has that purple tint.

"A color by any other name..."

I bought a 3" x 8" coticule from Howard that was more brown than yellow. At the time I bought it, he commented, "You're gonna really like this" - and I did. The stone was a darkish yellow with brown vanes running through it. Very unusual for a coticule(a great polisher!).

Being we are referring to naturally mined stones, why can't they be of different, or varied, colors?

Sorry I can show you a photo, I gave it to my son-in-law in Canada.

Steve

Originally Posted by Chris L

Does the stone I've posted pictures of here, Sam, look like the stone you've been referring to that you find is superior to your extensive collection of Eschers?

Chris L

Yes Chris L it is most similar stone i have seen.this is not teaching you just let you know how i have used it.This stone is for final touch up.i recently have used it after yellow green escher.what i have done is this.i use 100x magnification to see the edge after each stone use.after this one edge is so fine you just cant see it very well.i call it invisible edge.it will cut hair without touching .hht test you will not feel touching of the hair to the blade.Again please understand me right i have use only 100x mag that is it .not more then this and can't say anything about higher magnification.Now stones i have almost for 2 years and i have played with them a lot .This is what makes them different then belgian blue.doesn't have small black dot's.this stones has imperfection.
My biggest 13 inch one has 2 spots which is 1 st one very hard spot and second spot seems like has bubble -a little softer then rest of the stone.next when you brake them they are shattering.
Please your camera is better can you put up picture very close to each other belgian blue and your FOX HONE?i will try same lets see.
Can you try your hone on your razor's?let us know what result you are getting it?
i use a good slurry and 10-20 laps only wait of the blade no more then that.
i really want to know result of your stone.
All my 3 stones perform a little differently each other.the best one is the with label.biggest one is second narrower is last and give different result if i use last one with oil.

I am sure more people will come forward and let us know they do have similar stones.i know they are around