Thread: escher / thury

I have a dark blue Escher, and one of those boxed Thuri's. I think the little Thuri gives a better edge. Go figure.

I have a new Thurry I just got that is dark blue, almost black except when you see the run off in the sink when I lapped it. I am assuming both of
them come in this color but if you have no labels to tell you is there any way you can tell the difference between an Escher and a Thurry?
Does the size matter?

Originally Posted by kevin007

I have a new Thurry I just got that is dark blue, almost black except when you see the run off in the sink when I lapped it. I am assuming both of
them come in this color but if you have no labels to tell you is there any way you can tell the difference between an Escher and a Thurry?
Does the size matter?

When you say "new," do you mean new to you or one of the new ones? Guys have been saying that the new new ones are not as fine as the old ones - more like 8-10k.

If you are talking about the old ones, Escher was just a company that sold Thuringians. Escher:Company::Thurry:Hone. Maybe Escher had higher standards than other companies as far as what they would sell, but there is no way for us to know - we can only speculate. There is also a chance that any vintage thurry is an Escher that lost it's label. Not to mention recently there have been "Eschers" popping up on ebay that people seem to think have been "relabeled." IMO, if it's a vintage Thurry, use it and love it and forget about the brand name.

As far as hone size, that is entirely personal preference. The big ones seem to fetch more on ebay because, well, I won't even go into that. For actual usage, whatever you are comfortable with.

I can't say the age of the stone but it came with a slurry stone which used to be the end so I like that.
Right now on day one it is neck and neck with my 12K Nanawa and it is like a race that goes back and forth.
The best part of this stone is that it is a good inch thick and I already used the side to get a stubborn heel sharpened right up after not having any luck with the wide top.
I think that is I work at the technique it can be better than my 12K so I am very happy.
Next on my list is a Jnat, but that isn't until I master what I have first.



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