Thread: Escher or "only" Vintage Thuringian?

I thought my stone (see pictures below) was a vintage Thuringian...then I saw this :

RARE GENUINE VINTAGE ESCHER WATER HONE SHARPENING STONE on eBay (end time 18-Jul-10 20:14:07 BST)

What do you think? Do I have an Escher?

I do believe the logo in the center of the label is that of Escher, but I could be wrong.

I think so too, That little grail cup usually indicates "Escher" Sometimes in the middle of the cup, it has E&CO....

the box and hone does look like thurigian. the labels are normal pink on the thurys in that kind of box. it could well be a escher , i reckon sham should no for sure.

Thanks for your replies

I found this stone at an antique shop here in Sweden and I only lapped it and put it back in its box...never used it

The seller did not know what he was selling and I did not know what I was buying

Should I use it after the Naniwa Superstone 10k or after the 12k? Slurry or not? (I've a DMT "E" Sharpening Card which I think is ok to create slurry on this stone).

I'd say play around and see what works best. Try it after the 10k, try it after the 12k, try with slurry than without, try without slurry at all. As they are naturals, they are all different, so you've got to experiment to see what works.

I agree with all of the above. The chalice logo is Escher. I think I've used maybe 4 of those in the box and I found all of them to be of exceptional quality. Go ahead and shave off of the Naniwa 12k and then hone on the Escher and shave off of that the next day. Alternate back and forth a few times to see how the edges compare.

There is still one critical issue if you are relatively new to honing. If you are only used to using the wide hones like the Naniwas, that little Escher will come as quite a shock when you try to keep the blade flat on it. Also, because the contact area is reduced, you need to use minimal pressure.

Have fun playing with it. It's worth the effort!

Many thanks for your good advices

I'll start directly and let you know!

The general agreement here is if there is a Chalice on the label then the stone is an Escher. I own a thuringian just like that but without the Chalice logo and it performs just like an Escher anyway, it's just too small for my taste so I use my 3X6 Escher instead.