Thread: Wood Box Escher with blue label

Image Courtesy of Piet.

I just recently bought this little baby from Piet. I can't wait to take it for a spin. I think I may have my final stone. From what I have been reading Thuris are really good. I am glad I found an Escher at a nice price. I have been spending my time reading up on Escher. The label is blue so I assume it is a Dark Blue Escher. The dimensions are a little small at 5"x1" but I really liked the wood box and I can get used to it. I am just glad I got it for a reasonable price.

Any input would be nice.

Nice stone, it does take a little getting use to use smaller hones, but in the end you just cant go wrong with an Escher!

A very handy size if you have a slightly warped spine. Nice with radical smiling blades too. Enjoy it !

Originally Posted by JimmyHAD

A very handy size if you have a slightly warped spine. Nice with radical smiling blades too. Enjoy it !

I do actually have one with a warped spine.

Nice stone. I actually prefer to hone on smaller sized hones. Seems easier to me.

It's already in the mail so I can't check but I think it's dark grey. I also don't think there's a correlation between the colour of an Escher or Thuringian and the colour of the label. Some of the little Thuringians even have pink labels

It is a fine stone so I think you will enjoy it

Hey Piet, that looks like the PHIG I sold you last month,,,,,,Whats up ???

Escher's are probably my favorite finishing hone, the edge it imparts is smooth and sharp. Here's a pic of two examples of boxed Eschers. One with dk blue, like yours with the grail with E&Co in it, and one with the proper Escher label. I believe it's a Y/G. The dk blue is 5x1, and the other is 6x1 1/4. I got both from Germany...

The box is nice for traveling or even shipping. It offers protection, where most Escher have none. I have several and I'm very careful everytime I handle one. Of course, with a smaller hone, you'd need to do more laps. They're great for touching up an already sharp blade, much like a barber hone. The 5x1 travels well, and fits in any carry on luggage.

All Eschers are Thuringian hones, and were sold by different vendors, like Droescher for example. Here's a pic of a Droescher and my Escher Barber's choice.
The B.Choice is 6x2, and the Droescher is 5x2.5 The B.D has all the labels, and both have complete boxes.

Enjoy

Well it came in. It is currently under repair. Nothing big just the wood around the hinge broke. Dab of wood glue and it should be as good as new. Can't wait to try it out! Pics soon to come.

Here are the pictures. Also I am figuring out tap a talk at the same time.