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    Default Escher/Thurry questions

    In terms of edge quality (not collectibility), would it be the case that some of the darker stones (blue/black) perform as well as the much sought yellow/green?

    Blue/Black w/ Escher label vs yellow/green non-escher.

    'Don't know how much heartburn to go through to chase the cherished Y/G.

    Ideally, testing would be the way to decide, but from most private sellers, that's rarely possible.

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    I had a really nice Escher dark blue with the 'Celebrated Water Hone' label with the cup (E & Co) on the center of the label, and it was really good. Slower than a b/g or a light or y/g but gave great edges. I sold it to a fellow who told me not long ago that he loves the edges he's getting with it.
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    I can echo Jimmy's post. I have a couple and am very happy with the dark blue. Also, be patient and check out antique store/flea markets and you really don't need to break the bank (you may need to be very patient though).

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    See also this post and the responses below it.

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    Labels don't matter. You don't hone on the label.
    What matters is the stone; and because they're naturals, they'll vary from one to another.
    I've had a bunch of blue/blacks in those little wood boxes - with and without the Escher cup on the label. The best of them was greyish in color, but it wasn't branded Escher. All were good - a few were very very good.
    But my larger blue/black non-label thuri was better still.
    Presently - it's a shootout between my y/g (no label thuri, but probably an Escher) and my larger unknown-flavor labeled Escher (depending on the light it seems to be dark green with a hint of yellow, or possibly grey/green), and a little no-label thuri that's blue on one side and green on the other.
    Funnily enough - I have a dark black/blue unknown-brand slate hone from the UK that's a smidge better than either of them. I have no idea what it is but it's a pretty phenomenal stone. It's rough on the bottom, the sides were never really finished either. It came to me in a fitted box-tray and it's held in with plaster or something. Looks like hell... hones like heaven.

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    I have several myself, including the one's in the little boxes, and a large dk blue with the cup on it, that say's E and Co on it. They work just a well as the Y/G, maybe just a bit slower ime. As previously mentioned, They're naturals, and vary a bit from stone to stone, but if it's Escher, it's good.
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    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.
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    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...

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

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