Thread: Y/G Escher is as fine as...

Originally Posted by stingray

I have 5 eschers and I have never found any natural that will improve a 12k superstone or 16k shapton.

Stingray

Escher will at least smooth a 12/16k edge IME.
Saying that no natural will improve a 12k or 16k edge is a bit premature IMO, I have tried many Jnats that improve 12k edge. May be the Jnat(s) you have or tried were not in the right fineness range to improve your edges.

Originally Posted by mainaman

Escher will at least smooth a 12/16k edge IME.
Saying that no natural will improve a 12k or 16k edge is a bit premature IMO, I have tried many Jnats that improve 12k edge. May be the Jnat(s) you have or tried were not in the right fineness range to improve your edges.

I don't think one is necessarily better than the other. It is also what each individual's definition of 'improved' is. For me the edge I get from my y/g or b/g escher is perfect. The edge I get off a 12 or a 16k synthetic is too much of a good thing for me. As Gary Haywood sometimes says, "too crisp." So if that is the kind of edge you prefer, you'll prefer a hone that will deliver that edge. Different strokes for different folks.

Originally Posted by JimmyHAD

I don't think one is necessarily better than the other. It is also what each individual's definition of 'improved' is. For me the edge I get from my y/g or b/g escher is perfect. The edge I get off a 12 or a 16k synthetic is too much of a good thing for me. As Gary Haywood sometimes says, "too crisp." So if that is the kind of edge you prefer, you'll prefer a hone that will deliver that edge. Different strokes for different folks.

Jimmy you are correct, I think in terms of refining the scratch pattern more than feeling, but in the end feeling is what counts.

Originally Posted by mainaman

Jimmy you are correct, I think in terms of refining the scratch pattern more than feeling, but in the end feeling is what counts.

+1...I agree with you Stefan..."in the end feeling is what counts"!