Thread: Is this a Yellow/ Green Escher?

Just got this on the bay. The photos are from the auction. The stone is 5"X 2.5" X 5/8"

Wondering if this is a Yellow/Green Escher.

Maybe. Hard to tell from photos but it does look like a Y/G or a Light Green.

Either way it'll be an awesome stone. You need to learn how to use it, your blade needs to be at maximum sharpness to get the great effect of an Escher finisher.

Disburden, does that mean that an escher would work well after a typical coticule, or should one go even higher in "grit" before moving to an Escher?

I've followed a coticule with an Escher with very good results. OTOH, sometimes I want the 'feel' of a coticule shave.

I saw that on Ebay, Pricey little bugger, wasn't it....Great stone though, I use my Escher pretty much exclusively these days....
I leave mine out, and maybe that's the problem. I don't feel like breaking out 3, 4, or 5 different stones, when one can do the job. I just maintain my own blades.

Everyone has their own routine. I rarely, unless there's damage, have to come off any stone prior to my Escher. I raise a good slurry on my mine, and do about 3 sets, diluting to plain water at the end, and my blades are fantastic. Like Glen's "One Stone Honing" YMMV. Every stone is a bit different.

In any case, Escher is wonderful stone, It's no wonder they are so valuable today, and prized by Barber's back in the day.

The pics are bad, On Ebay, it looked brown to me.

I would have thought it was a YG, it's certainly not a blue. There are however, variables to take into account with ebay pictures, namely screen resolution, and the lighting present when the picture was taken; lapping could vary the shade even further.

In any case, it is a genuine Escher which is my favourite finisher. I love this stone, and yes, it may be used after a coticule despite certain literature which suggests it may not improve the edge after one. I use it after my 8K Naniwa.

I'd be interested to read your experience with the Escher, so be sure to post!

Thanks for the reply guys, I will post some better pics when I get it.

Although it cost a bit am sure will be a great finisher.

Originally Posted by TheZ

Disburden, does that mean that an escher would work well after a typical coticule, or should one go even higher in "grit" before moving to an Escher?

The higher you leave off,the better the escher is imo. If you go coticule to escher you will love it. But if you go prepolisher jnat or a shapton 16k to escher you may see its even better. Try it out for yourself and see what you like.

Got the Escher today after a long wait. Here are some photos that I took. Not sure what color stone it actually is.

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