Thread: Brown Eschers

Sam, do any of your brown Eschers have the Escher or E. & Co. label on the back side? Do any have the Brown end label?

it has Stamp says"very fine"
and face label
Please check this links.
Another 2 browns doesn't have any labels.they are narrower then original escher.
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in this one it says special stone use only for good razor's
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This stone is a lot faster cutter then any other escher and it will put finest edge i mean very -very fine edge.

Sam, the label indicates that the stone is French, are these Eschers or French stones? St. Etienne is also a very famous wine apellation in France.

Label has French written and stamp in english on side view.Stone is escher but French factory put label on it(this is what i think)
Similar we can see Belgian hones sold buy PIKE I THINK Jimmy just recently bought 2 of pike stones which was belgian coticle.This is what i assume

i should add only i have seen classicshaivng mentioned about brown escher's .i just checked couldn't find it.i think Lynn will know it

Sam, i've seen many Eschers but never a brown one. Until I see an Escher label on a brown stone, I have to think that your stones are French in origin, not Eschers made in France. There's no love lost between the French and the Germans especially back in the day so I don't see the connection. Your stone may be a better polishing stone than an Escher and I'd like to get my hands on one but it's not an Escher.

IT is rare one that is why you haven't seen it. if you haven't seen doesn't mean it doesn't exist right?check classicshaving side .i think it should be hones how and why similar to this heading .there were only 1 line talking about brown escher's.To me i am not trying to sell this stone .i love how it does job and it is exceptional.Lets See may be Lynn will read this posts and can say something.I am sure i used to read that information from classicshaving .

Sam, I'm sure that you have a great stone, I'd like to have one to try. Just because it's not an Escher doesn't mean that it isn't a great stone. I have a splendid Nakayama that is wonderful, and it isn't an Escher either. It isn't that I haven't seen one, no one that I know has seen one. That is, we haven't seen a brown stone with an Escher label. The quarry that Eschers come from just doesn't yield brown stones, that's all.

i HOPE YOU don't accept this as argument.This is the a little information about brown escher.
You can go and read whole or i will post a sample from it.
How-To and Why -




Natural Hones

Natural hones are derived from natural rock deposits. These hones are usually used wet with either water or lather.

The water hone is a natural hone cut out of rock formations, usually imported from Germany. Accompanying the water hone is a small piece of slate of the same texture called the rubber. As the rubber is applied over the hone, which is moistened with water, a proper cutting surface is developed. Care must be taken when using the rubber hone not to work a bevel into the hone.

The water hone is primarily a slow-cutting hone. When used as directed by the manufacturer a smooth and lasting edge can be formed on the razor. Its color may be either gray or brown. Of the two colors, the brown water hone is considered to be a slightly better grade, and also exerts a slightly faster cutting action

The Belgian hone is a natural hone cut out of a rock formation found in Belgium. It is a slow-cutting hone, but a little faster than the water hone. It is capable of putting a very sharp edge on the razor. Lather is generally applied to the hone when honing, to facilitate movement of the razor.

One type of Belgian hone consists of a top light yellowish colored rock glued onto the back of a dark red slate. The prin*cipal advantage is to yield a keen cutting edge on the razor. It can be used either wet or dry



hope this helps

Will at Classic Shaving has one Escher hone, a Yellow/Green, ask him who he got it from. I will believe that a brown Escher exists when I see one with an Escher or E. & Co. label on it.

I've heard Tony Miller, I believe refer to the Fox brand Thuringian stone. I picked up a small ultra fine stone that's brown in color with some variation rather than being just solidly brown in color. The paper label in the wood box it came in claims it's "The Best in the World" and a "Razor Hone". Very interesting here. It's a very small stone(maybe 5" x 1.5") and I have not used it to hone yet. I have lapped it and going only by tactile feel, it's ultra smooth. While it has a brownish maroon cast to it, overall it's a brown stone.

You can tell it's got the microscopic silica sparkle to it as do other Thuringians I have.

Brown Thuringian stones, eh? I think I may have one then.

Chris L