Thread: What do you think of this Escher?

That is a beauty and a great find. What dimensions are it, btw.

Many thanks,

Mac

Originally Posted by McWolf1969

That is a beauty and a great find. What dimensions are it, btw.

Many thanks,

Mac

About 10 long by 1.5 wide by 1 thick in inches. Thanks

Originally Posted by heirkb

About 10 long by 1.5 wide by 1 thick in inches. Thanks

WOW! Very nice score! I've felt your frustration hunting through antique stores myself, so I know that find must be really satisfying. Congratulations.

^ what they said. I'm jealous.

Originally Posted by FatboySlim

WOW! Very nice score! I've felt your frustration hunting through antique stores myself, so I know that find must be really satisfying. Congratulations.

Sooo satisfying. This was the first weekend ever in my life that I've really scored big outside of ebay on things I'm collecting. I got this Escher and 4 really nice straights (two 7/8 W&B, 6/8 Henckels, and a really nice shoulderless/thumb notched Boker)

Originally Posted by Oldengaerde

^ what they said. I'm jealous.

Been there many times brother. All I can say is that I wish you a lot of luck in antique hunting. It happened for me when I least expected a score. I had already been through the antique market. Then my girlfriend said she wanted to come down and take a look. She took an hour and a half to get there (I was pretty annoyed but that's another story). I took her through the market right as they were closing. I went to this one guy's stand and I kinda know this guy and had just bought a W&B from him earlier in the day. I decided to take a look at his cameras hoping for a nice Leica and I just turned around and in a little corner was this Escher with the box open. I didn't wanna act too excited, but I immediately left the cameras and casually picked up the stone. Gave him the cash and left barely breathing out of excitement. It was pretty intense considering how I NEVER score at antique stores

I've been having an issue with lapping this Escher and wanted to know what you guys think before I lap further.
I've noticed that the ends on this hone seem to be lower than the middle. The middle 6 inches are higher up than the two ends. In the right light, you can perfectly see the three areas. One end is low. Then the middle is higher. Then the other end is lower. The stone has unevenness through all this even though I've been lapping it on a flat area. I don't really know how to proceed, since I've done a lot of lapping from what I can tell and don't want to overdo it.
I can't see any decrease in the size of the stone from my lapping and hope to avoid any decrease.
Any tips are appreciated. Thanks

How are you lapping it? (i.e. on what surface and with what abrasive)

Originally Posted by northpaw

How are you lapping it? (i.e. on what surface and with what abrasive)

600 grit sandpaper on a flat faux wood counter. I've successfully lapped one other hone and tested to see if it was flat by putting it up against another flat object and looking for any light in between.

Just going by my own observations if when honing a person puts a bit of pressure on the heel at the start and then lets up in the middle with no pressure, then a bit of pressure at the point, this ends up wearing the ends of the hone more than the middle. If you are using a pencil grid you'll see that the middle will be lapped away before the ends. Not unusual IME. Try some 325 grit while you're at it. It will go faster.

Originally Posted by JimmyHAD

Just going by my own observations if when honing a person puts a bit of pressure on the heel at the start and then lets up in the middle with no pressure, then a bit of pressure at the point, this ends up wearing the ends of the hone more than the middle. If you are using a pencil grid you'll see that the middle will be lapped away before the ends. Not unusual IME. Try some 325 grit while you're at it. It will go faster.

It's either that, or that it's dished. One of the two and it really is kinda hard to tell.
With my hands, it feels as though it's what you're saying. When checking my grid and my results now, it's clear that more has been sanded off the ends.
So three things are possible:
1. I'm lapping unevenly. Seems hard to do since my surface is flat.
2. The stone just has a lot of weird ups and downs.
3. The stone originally had a lot more work that needed to be done on the ends.