Thread: Is this an Escher?

Those tiny boxed 5x1" Eschers aren't labeled either afaik. I also have a big unlabled grey Escher in a labeled cardboard box which was part of a barber's lot. I just think not all Eschers were given backlabels. Doesn't make them less of an Escher but I agree you do have to be careful with buying unlabeled Eschers (from gugi ).

So did anyone buy this stone or is it still up?

Check out a thread I posted called Escher BACK LABE

Edit, the above was done at work on my new laptop. Great box but I gave up in frustration because of the straight keyboard. I'm used to an ergonomic keyboard with the cap lock disabled and I watch the screen when I type. Learning curve on this new computer unless I get a remote ergo board.

It looks like an Escher but once the label is gone it is as gugi said, you have to try it and see how it works for you. If it is good it is good. Here is the thread I was referring to in my messed up post above :

http://straightrazorpalace.com/hones...ck-labels.html

Well, the stone arrived today and I was pleasantly surprised to find a matching slurry stone included! The seller didn't show it in the auction pix or mention it in the description so I wasn't expecting it. Maybe she thought the stone was broken and showing it would lower the auction price.

The stone and the slurry fit the box exactly so this convinces me even more that it is the stone that matches the box. I lapped her up this evening and put a finishing edge on a Revisor that had been honed on a coticule last week and shaved with only one time. I look forward to shaving with it in the morning. The hone sure acted like an Escher in use. Tomorrow's shave will be the final determining factor on this stone for me. If I like the edge it provides then the hone is a keeper.

Thanks again to everyone for their input. I really expected the hone to go for a lot more than it did so I just wanted a second opinion. Needless to say, I value your expert opinions.

Stephen