Thread: Another Stone ID Please

if i am not mistaken you will not be happy with this stone.
it is thuringian but courser then usual old thuringian.
i have one of those and similar huge size color is similar. i even don't know where i put that stone.
you can use it as a lower grit stone but not as finishing one.
hope this helps.

It's extremely fine. It would take hours to reset a bevel. I can take 100-200 passes on it when wet and it polishes the edge, but removes very little metal. After I strop with CrO2 you barely see any scratches at all. It's 80% mirror finish with a few interspersed scratches at 30X magniifcation. It shines mirror like to the naked eye before stropping. Rick

We use the term "Escher" rather loosely here. We are referring to a type of hone variously labeled German Waterstone/ Thuringen/Escher. Escher was a brand name. This type of stone was quarried in Germany and , like most natural stone, came in various colors and grit ranges. The only way to determine how good one of those stones are is to actually use it.

Looks good to me,

Is there any definitive way to tell if it's a Thuri? Or if it hones well, is that all I should really care about? Thanks, Rick