Thread: escher rubbing stone

How important is it to use an escher rubbing stone with an escher? I have a small (5 x 1) Escher but no rubbing stone; I'm thinking of just using a Coticule rubbing stone. But I do want the slurry to be an escher slurry, not a Coticule slurry, since one of the main reasons I'm trying out this escher is to see the difference between it and a coticule.

I wonder if anyone who uses Eschers has a suggestion...

There was a discussion a while back on this that I just re-read now that I find myself in the same situation as you. Same size stone, as well.

The ideal seems to be using Thüringen on Thüringen, coticule on coticule, etc. but Lynn mentioned getting good results using a Nagura stone. Also, if you check for a thread entitled "What stone to lap/make slurry for escher," you'll find some points to ponder but no definitive answer. When I can find time to, I was planning on trying to build the slurry with my Swaty barber's hone, but rubbing fairly gently to do so. If I manage to do that before a better response comes along here, I'll let you know.

Swaty, now that's not a bad idea. They're hard as hell and not likely to generate any of their own slurry.

I use my "Super Punjab" barber hone to flatten my Escher. It creates quite a slurry and I am fairly certain that none of it comes from the barber hone!!

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)

Tony Miller is getting new Thuringens, right? He seemed to say that he rejects numerous stones from the shipment - maybe we can ask him to cut one up for slurry stones? - food for thought

Cheers
Ivo

I have a spare large yellow/green stone that I can cut up into slurry stones for people.

I suppose a slurry stone 2" x 1" in size would suit most people.

Thoughts? Pricing suggestions?

Laager, that's a great idea and a very nice gesture! I believe that a price of at least $50.00 per slurry stone would be very reasonable. What is the size of the y/g Escher that you would be cutting up? Thank you very much for your offer!

Originally Posted by rgdominguez

Laager, that's a great idea and a very nice gesture! I believe that a price of at least $50.00 per slurry stone would be very reasonable. What is the size of the y/g Escher that you would be cutting up? Thank you very much for your offer!

50 / slurry stone seems a bit high. On the other hand, the stones suggested at this price are big (2x1) and I was thinking 20-30 for a 1x1 slurry stone, so maybe it's ok.

Having said this, I have already PM-ed inquiring about purchasing said stone (plan to cut into two narrow hones)

Cheers
Ivo

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....

Dylandog, please tell Laager to sell it to Rich! Ivo, I also PM'd Laager on this stone asking him to sell it to me! I'll pay whatever you ask for Laager!!! WHATEVER!