Thread: Are thie Eschers so worthwhile ?

Originally Posted by tok

...but stones like the Charnleys forest hasn´t been used for razors, AFAIK.

Charnley Forest Hones were used for razors back in the days. 4 months ago there was a CF for sale at Ebay.com with a note from 1850 describing it as a razor hone.

I've also seen 2 CFs that were only 1" in width and could not have been used for much else than a razor, but they didn't had notes.

Originally Posted by Piet

Charnley Forest Hones were used for razors back in the days. 4 months ago there was a CF for sale at Ebay.com with a note from 1850 describing it as a razor hone.

I've also seen 2 CFs that were only 1" in width and could not have been used for much else than a razor, but they didn't had notes.

I don't recall the name of the book but there is an old one on geology, found in google books, that says the best Charnleys came from the Whittle Hill quarry and that it was a widely used stone but the Turkey stone was more sought after. Turns out that there is probably no way of identifying a Whittle Hill stone and that the Turkey stones varied in quality and though the latter are still available they don't seem to be up to the standard of those written about years ago.

I'll tell ya what, whatver the cost, Escher's are great hones for finishing, really, As a matter of fact, I keep one out at all times with a little slurry or rubbing stone. I love the feedback I get from it, and I love the edge it puts on my razor. My favorite finisher by far, and I have lots.

Originally Posted by tok

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.

I haven't done the math, but I'd bet that pound for pound, coticules are about the same as Eschers. Sure, a 6x2 vintage Escher might be $350, but that's a .75" thick stone. A 6x2 vintage coticule that costs $75 is usually only .25" thick at the most, the rest is BBW or slate. I might pay $350 for a 6x2, .75" thick coticule. Especially if it's a fine, hard coticule. That's a few lifetimes worth of coticule.

Christopher

$350 for a Escher? A rock?

That's crazy talk.

But the problems with Coticules are, They're like a box of chocolates. You never know what your gonna get. I have yet to come across a bad Escher.

Originally Posted by zib

But the problems with Coticules are, They're like a box of chocolates. You never know what your gonna get. I have yet to come across a bad Escher.

Good point.

Me

Originally Posted by Evritt

$350 for a Escher? A rock?

That's crazy talk.

A guy will pay that for a golf club or a fishing rod that he only uses occasionally. I've got handguns that cost twice that and more. An avid razor honer will use that stone for years and probably often if he has the RAD to go with the HAD. Then there is the difference between the person who is satisfied with a chevy as opposed to the guy who wants the caddillac. If he can afford it I can't knock him. Like Louie Armstrong told the lady who asked him what is jazz,"If you don't know lady, don't mess with it."

Originally Posted by Evritt

$350 for a Escher? A rock?

That's crazy talk.

that is nothing, there are much more expensive stones out there.

Originally Posted by JimmyHAD

,"If you don't know lady, don't mess with it."

WOW how you find all this Jimmy?
In fact it is Truth .