Thread: 2 sided Escher - is there such a stone?

Here is a photo showing my natural combo slurry stone along with .... to my surprise .... my vintage blue/green Escher is lighter on top than on the bottom half. The sides had many years of patina that I didn't disturb. The full bottom label is rough but intact so upon taking a closer look I scrubbed the sides with a scotch brite pad and some comet. Lo and behold it is a two tone stone. Looking at the photo, the differences in the larger stone on the top, looking down at the side are subtle but there are two distinct colors. The slurry stone is obvious. I would never have known had it not been for Scipio starting this thread.

Here are some pictures of a very nice two-toned thuringian (I reckon it was escher grade) that I had. The way the stone was cut isn't as convenient as Jimmy's example, though! You can see that the lighter bit it thin on one side and thick on the other.









I'm not sure if they are the same thing as Oldengaerde pointed out, but it did have little spots near the joining of the two - they looked metallic, a bit like brass, were very soft and did not affect hoining at all.

Regards,
Neil

Nice to know there are several others with the same kind of stone as mine
Not so nice to know mine is not as rare as I had thought upon lapping it!

Is mine a grey escher or a yellow green escher?

Would there be any difference between the sides or different colours of escher, or would they be so subtle that only a true honemeister would really spot the difference?

How many laps do you use on these to to touch up?

Interested to hear your experiences

What color is the bottom part of the box on the outside ? Weird question, I know, but there is a method to my madness.

They are all gray in color. There are nuances that can best be seen in natural light rather than in photos. In general the dark blue is ..... well, dark, and a bluish hue to the gray. The Blue/green is lighter than the DB and also has a bluish hue. The yellow/green is a lot lighter and has a yellowish hue while the light green is , of course, lighter. IME, and I've got all the colors and more than one of some of them, it can be hard to tell a Y/G from a light green. They are all good though so if a rose is a rose is a rose .... and Escher is an Escher is an Escher. Here is the big Escher color thread once again.

If I'm finishing a razor I might do 10 to 30 round trips depending on the phase of the moon. If I was just touching one up I might do 5 to 10 and see what I have before going back at it. I'm still in the learning process of all of this so it is experimental. Definitely not carved in stone, Escher or otherwise, when I describe what I do.

A repost from one of the other fora:

Here some pictures of one of my best Thuringians for for comparative purposes. It came unlabelled and with very deep scratches (I didn't lap all of them out as you can see; those that are left do not impair honing). Note the darker and more blueish reverse and the tiny black spots, characteristics I have seen in labelled YG Eschers too.








Pictures of a darker and bluer two-tone Thuringian can be found here.

Originally Posted by Oldengaerde

Yup, many Eschers combine different shades in one stone. Especially the YG ones often have a darker and slightly bluer reverse. On this side, tiny dark spots are not unusual.

Barber's Delight was a special size in the best quality according to this Pike catalogue:

I have got a Barber's Delight Y/G Escher. Looking at the above table it looks like I have the Rolls Royce amongst Eschers