Thread: thuringinan stone

Originally Posted by eTom

here you find the answer:

Schleifsteine und Messerschärfer - Kornvergleich internationaler Normen

Regards
Tom

Thanks Tom, that explains it.

Originally Posted by mainaman

I would not buy a new Thuringian , as reported by many others and from my own experience those are in the 8k range and not at all comparable to the vintage ones. On another hand a vintage Thuri provides a superb shaving edge.

So, these are coarser than the vintage Thuringians?
I have a vintage (I guess) Thuringian on my way. So, this will be finer, say in the 12k? 10k?

with natural stones you never know until you try it.
Vintage thuringians have great reputation, the new ones not so much.
I have tried two of the new ones from two different vendors, one of them was finer but both could not compare to my Escher. IMHO if you want an almost sure bet at a good Thuringian go for a vintage one. One thing to keep in mind, I have seen mentioned in a thread, that not all vintage Thuringians are razor quality I am not sure how one could tell the difference and if this is a fact though.

The Vintage Thuri in the little box is up to par with the Escher stones but it's small. That means you have to do a lot more laps on it. I own one and I love it like I love my Escher.

The big new ones are garbage imo, I have one and it sits in a cabinet somewhere.

Originally Posted by Disburden

The big new ones are garbage imo, I have one and it sits in a cabinet somewhere.

Agreed, I am not using it even for knifes..

Well, there are lot of hones sold in germany, that are called thuringians or are compared to them.All of them are slate, some are said to be good or even great… It´s all very confusing. To make it even more confusing, there are two companies called Müller that are making Hones, and both of them have very fine slate hones. Now, the one company is called MST, and I´m far from sure, but i´ve read somewhere, that the hones sold by Wetzen und Schleifen are from them. Some like them, some say they work, but there are better ones. I have one and I don´t use it (that doesn´t mean it´s bad. I means, that I have better hones). The other Müller hone is said to be like the old thurinigans, although it seems not to come from Thuringia. They were sold in germany, someone posted a good review and they were sold out. Now, there are still some available, produced by this company. I don´t know exactly, where the slate is from or if it is still the same slate, but i have one of those, and i like it. You can get them here, for example:

German Thuringian water Hone for Sharpening Straight Razors and Fine Edged Tools

Hope, this confused post helped anyone…
Regards, tok

I love the "Reep away oil" text on the box, makes me smile everytime I see it.

Originally Posted by tok

Well, there are lot of hones sold in germany, that are called thuringians or are compared to them.All of them are slate, some are said to be good or even great… It´s all very confusing. To make it even more confusing, there are two companies called Müller that are making Hones, and both of them have very fine slate hones. Now, the one company is called MST, and I´m far from sure, but i´ve read somewhere, that the hones sold by Wetzen und Schleifen are from them. Some like them, some say they work, but there are better ones. I have one and I don´t use it (that doesn´t mean it´s bad. I means, that I have better hones). The other Müller hone is said to be like the old thurinigans, although it seems not to come from Thuringia. They were sold in germany, someone posted a good review and they were sold out. Now, there are still some available, produced by this company. I don´t know exactly, where the slate is from or if it is still the same slate, but i have one of those, and i like it. You can get them here, for example:

German Thuringian water Hone for Sharpening Straight Razors and Fine Edged Tools

Hope, this confused post helped anyone…
Regards, tok

That's the one I have that I don't use, it's not nearly as fine as the old ones in the box.