Thread: Thuringian Usage

I am now the proud owner of a thuringian hone. I don't believe it's an escher, but it's damn smooth.

I lapped the chips out of it (up to 2000 grit) and chamfered it, and I gave my razor a few x-pattern swipes on it as I would have with a barber's hone, but I didn't want to do much more to it until I found more information.

It's 1"x5"x1/2" and is in a wooden box (but removeable, the glue has given out).

How should I go about using it properly? Is it merely a finishing hone, or can I use it weekly as I would with a barber's hone to touch up my edge?

It's quite hard, and it take a moderate amount of work to produce a slurry. The slurry is greyish white and translucent with an earthy smell. It's also butter smooth, no surface abnormalities outside of one spot of slight discoloration.

Any info on how to use it?

Thuringian are notably soft and produce slurry quite easily. are you sure its a thuri? perhaps post a pic?
Its definately a finishing stone and i use mine coming off and 8k shave ready edge, or 12k naniwa, then the thuri
usually light slurry to water only maybe 25 x strokes.

Originally Posted by Martin103

Thuringian are notably soft and produce slurry quite easily. are you sure its a thuri? perhaps post a pic?
Its definately a finishing stone and i use mine coming off and 8k shave ready edge, or 12k naniwa, then the thuri
usually light slurry to water only maybe 25 x strokes.

Perhaps I'm not sure what would be considered easy or difficult slurry. I'm still quite new to this. Here is a picture.

http://i.imgur.com/BLWwdh.jpg

I'm no expert with the Thuringian but based on what you say, I would recommend that when your razor edge tells you that it need attention, do 5 or 6 laps on the barber hone then 30 very light no-pressure laps with slurry on the Thuri. Strop and shave. Repeat if necessary. Report your results.



JERRY
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Originally Posted by geauxtig3rs

Perhaps I'm not sure what would be considered easy or difficult slurry. I'm still quite new to this. Here is a picture.

http://i.imgur.com/BLWwdh.jpg

Yes the look of the stone and box and label you got yourself a thuringian.Discover what works for you and you will have wonderful edges of this stone for sure!!

Picked it up in an antique store in New Orleans yesterday for $14. I feel like I got a bargain.

Originally Posted by geauxtig3rs

Picked it up in an antique store in New Orleans yesterday for $14. I feel like I got a bargain.

You did for sure can you post a pic of the label side?

Originally Posted by mrsell63

I'm no expert with the Thuringian but based on what you say, I would recommend that when your razor edge tells you that it need attention, do 5 or 6 laps on the barber hone then 30 very light no-pressure laps with slurry on the Thuri. Strop and shave. Repeat if necessary. Report your results.



JERRY
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I don't have a slurry stone handy. Is it necessary to utilize the slurry? It seems to cut without the slurry. It put a pretty decent edge after about 12 laps (I think that's how many I did).

Any recommendation on how to raise a slurry without a stone, or where I could get a slurry stone on the cheap?

Originally Posted by geauxtig3rs

I don't have a slurry stone handy. Is it necessary to utilize the slurry? It seems to cut without the slurry. It put a pretty decent edge after about 12 laps (I think that's how many I did).

Any recommendation on how to raise a slurry without a stone, or where I could get a slurry stone on the cheap?

A dmt 325 credit card size is very cheap will make slurry and you could uses it to clean the stone before use and create slurry at the same time.

Originally Posted by Martin103

You did for sure can you post a pic of the label side?

I can tonight. I can post an exterior of the box now.

http://i.imgur.com/g2oqPh.jpg

EDIT: It's identical to this one:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/THE-GENUINE-...#ht_500wt_1289