Thread: What kind of stone is it ?

Hello everybody ! There was this stone among all hairdresser instruments I bought . The colour is light-green .The size is 162x50x20 mm . The was a little depriciation . I rubbed the surface of the stone with carbide of silicon on the mirror . It took me some minutes , it means that the stone is quite soft . The stone has a homogeneous structure , without inclusions . On the stone some dark and light longitudinal strands are seen . There are also a lot of dark small stands , they look like web (look at the picture) . The stone makes dim-white suspension . Exstremally even . There are some questions :1)What kind of stone is it ? 2) Did I ue it right after Beloian cuticule ? 3) What stone can i make a suspension with ?
Respectfully yours

Looks like it could be a Thuringian, they're usually pretty soft. If it is one you should be able to use it after your coticule.

I'm no expert, but my stone is very similar and it's a chinese 12K, bought here

1. In my opinion you found a nice Y/G thuringian, judgng from the pics and you findings, and it shoul be a superb finisher
2. Yes, it will be most likely better than your coti, and you can go from it to the thuri with a few laps on water
3. see point 2 You don't really need a slurry with it, but you can make some with a diamond hone, or you can search for a thuri slurry stone if you insist to.

It does look like a Thuringian. I also like those cigars. There are yellowish C12ks, but I don't think it's one of those.
Where can someone find slurry stones from vintage thuringians? Naguras from Japan are easy to find, the same goes for coticules, but thuringians... Those are rare. One of those and a flat piece of marble is all you need for final honing.

Agree totally with Jeness! The basic look and color are consistent with my Y/G Eschers, minus the "strands" which I haven't seen on Eschers. I believe it's a Thuri also and it should provide excellent edges. Slurry is a preference thing and I've used mine both ways. Plain water is fine if you're coming off another finish stone to the Thuri. Congrats on a nice find!!

Regards,

Howard

What a pity that it is not Escher . Today I used a stone from Chinese Guangxi as a slurry one . The stone works very well and quickly . It is much quicker Guangxi 12k . After all only clear stone with water . Thank you very much for your advices and attantion to my theme . Ruslan

Yes, the Polish Chinese wetstone ! Yes I bought one too! Not sure where it will fit, but it was lapped well when it arrives. Think it was worth it....

Probably an Escher based on the sizes. Definitely a Thurinigian. Unbranded Thuringians usually came in 5 x 1 or 4 x 1 etc, though you cannot call it an Escher without the label. Which is only a label and means nothing other than value.

I agree wit Scipio. I would not be surprised even if that was "Just Thuri" it could be on par with Eschers.