Thread: Escher/Thurry questions

I've got a dark black/blue Escher and a y/g w/o label. The Escher I picked up at a flea market and the y/g at an antique shop. I won't tell what I paid for them but it was very cheap. I find that the edges I get off the y/g to be slightly better than the dark Escher for the most part. It's rare that I would hone on the dark, shave and then hone on the y/g and compare the shave. If fact, I don't recall doing so. Of the razors I do hone on either one of the hones are all fine shavers but the y/g edges seem slightly better. To go a little further, some of the harder steel razors I have I run over the C12k and get excellent results, some better than the Escher. Is it the steel or the hone that is making the difference? I can't say for sure but I know that the cost factor is not improving any of the edges.

It's my decided opinion that honing is 20% hone and 80% talent. Not that I'm some stellar honemeister - cause I'm not.
I can't say that a finer stone isn't capable of bringing up a finer stone though.
Cost - well that's another thing. Throwing money at a problem never guaranteed a solution...

I'd rather say 20% hone and 80% practice, honing a lot helps!

Absolutely, but it's really six of one, half dozen of the other. Talent comes via practice for most, if not all, of us I think.

Originally Posted by Gamma

Absolutely, but it's really six of one, half dozen of the other. Talent comes via practice for most, if not all, of us I think.

And I can add, being used to use your hands and fingers sure helps, I'm sure my 27 years of playing guitar quite actively helps a lot, at least it gave me a head start for fine motor skills and feel.

Originally Posted by Gamma

Throwing money at a problem never guaranteed a solution...

If we had more people in Washington DC with that philosophy we'd be way better off.

Originally Posted by JimmyHAD

If we had more people in Washington DC with that philosophy we'd be way better off.

Amen, Jimmy!