Thread: escher rubbing stone

Originally Posted by dylandog

Sell it to Ivo, Laager!

I agree with Rich that it's a very nice gesture. But somehow the thought of a rare stone in a rare large size being cut up....

Curtis,

you have missed the part about me cutting it into 1" wide hones

Actually, I think the best variant will be to cut it into several parts - small slurry stones for you and the others, and one larger part (4x1) for me which I will use as a hone to compare and rub my other y/g - everybody wins.

Having said this - yes, it's a nice gesture and I really don't like to have it cut. But I have had great results with small hones

Cheers
Ivo

Originally Posted by rgdominguez

What is the size of the y/g Escher that you would be cutting up?

An 8" x 2". Not one I use due to having larger available to me.

I suppose I could cut it into 2 x 4" x 1" + 4 x 2" x 1" but cutting across the stone to make 8 x 2" x 1" is a hell of a lot easier than trying to go down the length of the stone.

Not certain of the route to take. I think I'd need a few more than 2 or 3 people interested to justify cutting it up (in whatever configuration).

Well, I'm interested in whatever configuration you choose. I'm sure other are, too

Cheers
Ivo

I'm with Ivo on this one. Laager, if you only get a couple of people interested, I'll be happy to purchase the remaining stone from you! Please PM me if this is possible.

I'd be very interested in buying a rubbing stone from it, yes.

I had also considered mounting it in an 8" x 3" resin base so that it could sit in one of those blue plastic sharpening stations/cases that come with the Norton 3" wide stones these days.

It's still a waterhone and like all waterhones it makes a mess when you use it. Those blue plastic things that come with the Nortons sure help keep the mess to a minimum.

Anyway, three interested. If a few more express interest I'll seriously consider reducing it to rubbing stones. Otherwise, I should see about the resin mounting idea to make the whole hone more practical.

What price do you have in mind for the rubbing stones?

Personally I don't see the point of a large rubbing stone; an inch square would be ideal for me.

I'm going to have to ask everyone to calm down a moment...

Originally Posted by izlat

I have used water, oil, and a Celebrated Water hone (which I undersand is a Thuringen / Escher stone). I like the latter most.

By the wayl oil worked well too (better than water, in my experience)

Isn't one of the key rules-of-thumb to avoid these coming into contact with oil? It's my understanding that the oil will ultimately reduce the efficacy of the stone and that it's not too easy to clean oil from a water stone.

I now return you to your regularly-scheduled yellow/green hunt, already in progress. But with one sorta related question: Would using a less-rare, blue/grey piece to slurry a yellow/green make any sort of difference at all? The judges seem to still be out on whether or not there's much difference between the two stones in the first place.

Originally Posted by Sweeney Todd

Isn't one of the key rules-of-thumb to avoid these coming into contact with oil? It's my understanding that the oil will ultimately reduce the efficacy of the stone and that it's not too easy to clean oil from a water stone.

Not in my (limited) experience. 1st - it was easy to clean the oil. Second, it worked very well on my hone. Third, Eschers were once sold with instructions to use either water or oil on the label. Fourth, um - this about covers it on my end. Anyone else might contribute additional info - which I'll appreciate

Originally Posted by Sweeney Todd

I now return you to your regularly-scheduled yellow/green hunt, already in progress. But with one sorta related question: Would using a less-rare, blue/grey piece to slurry a yellow/green make any sort of difference at all? The judges seem to still be out on whether or not there's much difference between the two stones in the first place.

I myself am not sure if the particles in the blue / gray are different from the particles in the yellow / grees, and how much. I have heard that the Y / G is softer, which may mean that it releases in slurry more readily... I think there is a difference between the two stones that can be felt. I may be wrong, of course. I believe using a blue/gray slurry stone is the best option in the absence of a y/g slurry stone.

CHeers
Ivo

I'm in for a small piece...