Thread: Small New Thuringian

Originally Posted by Leon

I too, have bought one of these small hones.
So far it's been a nice surprise. It's great little finisher, very handy with smiley blades.
But I only used it under a thin stream of water. I'll have to try to use it dry as you suggest.
Good work my friend!

Thanks! So far this stone is light years beyond the big dark colored Thuringians for sale. It seems very shave ready of the slurry- dried slurry method, but only shaving can tell how keen the edge would be. I didn't rinse the hone after use, so there's a thick white slurry on it, pretty cool!

What I would really like to do is make a thread based on the different type of Thuringians out there and compared the finishes they give after the Norton 8K. Right now I have an old Thuringian in a wooden case on the way, so that will make three of them to use. I may be getting an Escher soon also. I just wish I had good equipment to show pictures of the edges, but only words are available at this point in time.

Originally Posted by Disburden

Thanks! So far this stone is light years beyond the big dark colored Thuringians for sale. It seems very shave ready of the slurry- dried slurry method, but only shaving can tell how keen the edge would be. I didn't rinse the hone after use, so there's a thick white slurry on it, pretty cool!

When I began honing and using slurry on naturals I would make sure to throughly rinse off the hones and slurry stones at the end of the session. Then Utopian posted that he would leave the slurry on the hones/slurry stones for the next session and it was like DUH ! I was letting all of that good slurry go down the drain. I haven't washed any away since.

Originally Posted by JimmyHAD

When I began honing and using slurry on naturals I would make sure to throughly rinse off the hones and slurry stones at the end of the session. Then Utopian posted that he would leave the slurry on the hones/slurry stones for the next session and it was like DUH ! I was letting all of that good slurry go down the drain. I haven't washed any away since.

I was doing the same thing, Jimmy, until I saw a thread on Jnats and someone said they save the slurry on the stone! i was like"DUH!!!!!".

Originally Posted by Disburden

I was doing the same thing, Jimmy, until I saw a thread on Jnats and someone said they save the slurry on the stone! i was like"DUH!!!!!".

The slurry on Jnat stones breaks down, but as far as I am ware, and correct me if I am wrong, this is not the case for Turingians and may be Coticules.

you're exactly right, but I figured why not try the same thing for this stone? I had to use something, I don't own any Jnats! YET!

Originally Posted by Disburden

you're exactly right, but I figured why not try the same thing for this stone? I had to use something, I don't own any Jnats! YET!

I leave the slurry on my Turingian on too just wanted to point out the differences.

I shaved off the dried slurry edge I honed the dubl duck on, it seemed to pull a little, not much though.

Yesterday I received a vintage thuri in the mail with the wooden box and label. Sham told me its the same as an escher! Yes!

Originally Posted by Disburden

I shaved off the dried slurry edge I honed the dubl duck on, it seemed to pull a little, not much though.

Yesterday I received a vintage thuri in the mail with the wooden box and label. Sham told me its the same as an escher! Yes!

Congrats. A number of vendors used their own label on Escher hones. Celebrated German Razor Water Hone, Droescher, and others that I can't think of offhand.

Originally Posted by JimmyHAD

Congrats. A number of vendors used their own label on Escher hones. Celebrated German Razor Water Hone, Droescher, and others that I can't think of offhand.

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Yeah it says Celebrated German Razor water hone on the label.
It's a nice little hone, almost like honing on glass or something.