Thread: escher stone

what is the easiest way to round the edges of an escher stone, the long edges are still fairly sharp, or should i even round them at all

wet/dry sand paper 400 grit and up.
Put it flat on the table and work off the hone on it.
Please don't remove more than necessary.

Do you have a picture of your gem?

olivia, i have been using the sandpaper to lap it, i did that when you mentioned it to me about a month ago, my question is about the corners of the honeing surface, do i use sandpaper to round them off also. as for pics i took some, just havent downloaded them yet.

Yes, you can use sandpaper for the edges, too. Just sand them down like you'd round the corner on anything else.

ah good
yes, like Dylan said...
hold the hone at a 45° angle and scrub it a bit off on the sandpaper.

thank you both, i will do that here in a little bit, and let you know how it turns out

here at the pics i took a few months ago before and after i lapped it

last pic didnt load, so i will do so again, here it is lapped

it's a shame somebody damaged the label, but it works the same with or without it

sorry bout the quality of the last pic, still learning to use the wifes camera.