Thread: Are thie Eschers so worthwhile ?

Originally Posted by zib

I couldn't agree more. I''m so glad I go my Escher's when they were affordable. I saw that, it makes me want to sell a couple...I have a really nice Y/G with a complete label, but it's the standard 7x1.5 which, as Sham stated, is fine if you know what your doing.
Another 2 L and .5 width, doesn't matter to me...It's just nice to have...

Here's some pics, The one in the middle I use often. I got it from Lynn a long time ago. The one on the far right, with the really good label, is really Y/g. It's one of the nicer one's I've seen. I have two other's in boxes with complete labels...

They're a great finisher, but I don't think they're worth 800.00 IMHO.

Totally! Moving on to Shoobi Doobie's now. In another year maybe they'll be worth more. I thought I read somewhere that gem stone cutters lapidaries used them too. And maybe the Ax Men?

Mike

They are worth having for sure, I'm not sure about the big prices. I got two in the last two years for a combined total of $30.50. Search junky antiques stores, that's where I got mine (YG with label $30, dark blue no label $.50!!!)

You guys have got to have a serious problem to pay more than... $50.00 US for - a rock!

How many Yen is that?

Originally Posted by Disburden

I would rather have an Escher that cost 600.00$ then a new coticule 8x3 that now cost 450.00-500.00$, I'm just saying it's all relative.

Eschers being high in price really isn't that new. One that was large y/g and mint condition sold in the classifieds here a few months ago for over 700.00. I have seen dark blue ones with boxes and labels go on Ebay for over 500$, etc.

For people that buy these hones, it's not just for the shaving purpose, we are collectors, like people that buy $5000.00 paintings or sculptures. We have these things because they are collectible, rare, and old.

If you are personally not interested in that then you can buy a Shapton set for the same amount of money (or more with the 30K and the lapping plate) or a Naniwa set for less money and live with that forever and be happy. Others aren't happy with that, we want to collect antiques as well as have great shaves too, it's a duality in the hobby.

Personally I am one of those people that like Old Natural hones. I don't want to just own a norton and a naniwa 12K, they work great, but I want to collect old things too.

I own an Escher or two and I enjoy their use and their collectible value as well. Some razors go on ebay that are old and mint for 200-300USD which is comparable.

I'm not really a full blown collector, but I do understand this. I just like how these old rocks look. I have an Escher just like that one, but without the side "Gelbgrun" label (and maybe a tiny bit longer). Luckily I got my Escher at an antique market, so I didn't pay 800 bucks for it.

When I was a kid I found an old Fender guitar amp (tube, 1960s etc) at an antique shop in town and my mom paid 100$ for it.

The amplifier is worth over 10,000.00!

Goes to show what kind of steals you can get from people who don't know what something is.

Originally Posted by Disburden

When I was a kid I found an old Fender guitar amp (tube, 1960s etc) at an antique shop in town and my mom paid 100$ for it.

The amplifier is worth over 10,000.00!

Goes to show what kind of steals you can get from people who don't know what something is.

Tell the rest, and on the inside of the amp the initials JH, Jimmy Hendrix. The old vacuum tube electronics can bring some bucks.
Mike

Originally Posted by MODINE

Tell the rest, and on the inside of the amp the initials JH, Jimmy Hendrix. The old vacuum tube electronics can bring some bucks.
Mike

LOL Nah it wasn't Jimmy's its the same model Santana used to use back in the day though. It's a really rare version of the twin reverb.

I own a few amps, I mostly play bass, I own Ampeg SVT 1970 head with the 8x10 cabinet, etc.

Old amps sound the best imo.

I've never paid quite that much for an Escher but I never found any of those thirty to fifty dollar deals either. I've paid a lot for some and an average price for others. They are my personal favorite finisher though. Some guys might like the edge off of another stone better but they are tops for me. The prices on ebay or in the classifieds seem to go up and down. Sort of like real estate.

While it's not worth it to me, I can certainly understand someone paying that for one. I have over $1k in Shaptons, probably the same in Coticules, and I've seen individual Japanese Naturals go for double that. I've kind of shifted my thinking on a lot of this stuff, but I own a $450 brush... Is any of it worth it? It was to me at the time. Today I spent $450 on a couple of razors...

Is it worth it/that worthwhile? It is to some.

Escher is simply a well known hone that isn´t mined any longer. Whether its´reputaion is only a question of quality… I don´t really know. But back in the days, there weren´t much different natural razor hones. Thuringians (mostly eschers) and coticules. Maybe some minors, like Arkansas, but stones like the Charnleys forest hasn´t been used for razors, AFAIK.

I´m pretty sure, that if coticules (And maybe Arkansas, too) weren´t mined anymore, they would exceed the value of Eschers easily, because different to Eschers, they are well-known for sharpeing other things, too.

Regards,
tok