Eschers for sale?

[basil]

Howdy all,

I came across this site today Original Escher Stone - Sharpening Stone from Germany
And they say they have eschers and thurigans for sale?

My questions is if these stones are so prized how come they haven't sold out of them already? Or are these stones not comparable in quality?

[mainaman]

they are not the real ones.
Allegedly those are from the same rock, but from experience I can tell you they are nowhere near a real Escher.

[basil]

So they are not as good finishers as the originals then?

[mainaman]

So they are not as good finishers as the originals then?

no they are not. Now there are variations since they are naturals but I have heard from a few people the same thing that I posted, not comparable to vintage Escher or Thuringian.

[zib]

+1. Stefan's correct. These are not original Escher's. Most of the originals have old labels on them, usually with a Grail cup, and E and Co in it. Some came in wooden hinged boxes, or cardboard boxes with a label, and you hit the nail right on the head.
Why aren't they sold out....

[tok]

Regarding to the picture, i´d say they are the same as sold on this site:

MST - Müller Schleiftechnik

(Click "neue Produkte", I don´t get a direct link for some reason)

That´s just my personal assumption, because the picture is the same. Anyway, I´ve read in another forum(B&B, as far as I remember) that they like them(bought at MST)

If you want to try one, buy them there --> much cheaper and there seem to be at least some people liking them.

Regards, tok

[Utopian]

Eschers were cut and sold by the Escher company. To claim those hones are Eschers is just plain fraud. Those are NOT Eschers.