Quote Originally Posted by Suile View Post
The Escher is a Magical stone it gives a smooth shave.
Only nice rocks do that. People used to reffer to special rocks
as magical. And they used to treat them with respect for the power they had.
That's what i heard from a freind who like nice rocks.
You have a good point! The magic for me regarding Eschers is that it is really hard to get anything off them but a smooth buttery edge. With many finishers, it is easy to go too far, but I find it very hard to do with an Escher.

That is not just my opinion either. Several old literature sources recommended German water stones for student barbers and for seasoned ones as well who had the tendancy to overhone.

So many great hones available today, but as Jimmy said the Escher is definitely a "razor hone"!