Thread: New hones help ID and advice

Hello everyone.

I bought these new hones today at a local fleemarket. The little one, is a black Escher hone. The dimension is 12,5 cm x 2,5 cm and 1,2 cm thick.

As shown on the pictures, the case is broken on the side. I think it is a easy repair, but what do you think? Should I leave it as it is?

The big stone is remarkable. It has to natural colours. A dark grey and a greenish colour. It a naturel combination stone.

The dimensions are 21 cm x 4,6 cm and 2,2 cm thick.

I think this is a thüringen hone to, possible a Escher. But I have never seen anything like it. Can anyone give a opinion?

Finally and last I would like to hear your opinion on what hone I should use as a finisher? Or are the grid the same?

I applied pictures of hones dry and dampened.

I bought the hones fore 36 $ I guess that was a good bargain? :-)

The one in the box is a thuringian and the label does look like a Escher label with the chalice. The second is interesting. My first thoughts would be a natural combination coticule...but the colors throw me a bit with the greyish shades on the light color side. The thuringian should be a good finisher, the other will take your applying a razor to it to see how it behaves.