Thread: Thuringian Usage

Originally Posted by Disburden

TO properly use a Thuringian stone or an Escher stone you need to take the edge to maxium sharpness, then use this stone with a slurry and test how many strokes you need. Make thirty strokes, test shave, increase if needed, etc.

About 30 strokes on any of mine with a light slurry is perfect for me. I have three all of different colors and one might be a little faster than the other but in general they all leave a very nice edge after a coticule.

I just bought me a 6"x1" Escher with about half the label. I bought it for the label alone. Don't know if I'll. Use it that much I have bigger ones that are easier to use. It's pretty sweet though.

For me , a thuringian I sell it to a SRP member , have no sticker, but was far better than couple of Eschers. Thuringians and Eschers are just finisher stones, some faster, but you just need couple of strokes, not more than 50 on 5x1 to havean excellent edge. If you don't have an excellent edge , means you come to early on thuringian/ escher. I have one, glued on a coticule, is a small 3 1/2 x 2 , made by a barber. He ask the customer before the shave, you want coticule edge or escher edge.He just do 10 strokes on , and was ready to go.

Originally Posted by livio

For me , a thuringian I sell it to a SRP member , have no sticker, but was far better than couple of Eschers. Thuringians and Eschers are just finisher stones, some faster, but you just need couple of strokes, not more than 50 on 5x1 to havean excellent edge. If you don't have an excellent edge , means you come to early on thuringian/ escher. I have one, glued on a coticule, is a small 3 1/2 x 2 , made by a barber. He ask the customer before the shave, you want coticule edge or escher edge.He just do 10 strokes on , and was ready to go.

That's awesome I would love to see this. That would be the ultimate hone IMO.

This is the stone. The coticule is the softest coticule I found, and a very earthy smelly one.Enjoy.

Man that's awesome I would love to find one of these.

Check your local old barber places, I found some excellent stones and razors.