Thread: Escher instructions

I just got a pristine mint Escher yellow/green and it is the first time I have seen the labels intact enough to read the text. For anyone who may be interested here it is.

When I think creating a slurry that is akin to "lather", I think really thick slurry. Really thick. I've only tried really thick slurry on my Belgian Blue with blue slurry stone. It sure cuts fast that way. The idea of a really thick slurry on a finishing stone seems counter intuitive to me.

Have you tried thick slurry on your finishing stones, Jimmy?

Chris L

As a newb to such hones I have no idea what a rubber is.

Originally Posted by kevint

As a newb to such hones I have no idea what a rubber is.

Yeah, I guess add another useful definition to that word. I'd never thought a rubbing stone/slurry stone would have been called a rubber. Why not?

Chris L

Originally Posted by Chris L

When I think creating a slurry that is akin to "lather", I think really thick slurry. Really thick. I've only tried really thick slurry on my Belgian Blue with blue slurry stone. It sure cuts fast that way. The idea of a really thick slurry on a finishing stone seems counter intuitive to me.

Have you tried thick slurry on your finishing stones, Jimmy?

Chris L

I guess that depends on what your defintion of thick slurry is Chris . I use a milky slurry but I wouldn't call it thick. Taking direction from Bart's posts I thin it adding water as I go. I always go to water only to finish.

Originally Posted by kevint

As a newb to such hones I have no idea what a rubber is.

Like Chris said a rubber is a rubbing or slurry stone. That is the small stone that you see accompanying a stone and when rubbed on the surface with water it releases the garnets or whatever abrasive is in the stone. The water carries the particles and aids in cutting the metal. Some call it a nagura stone.

I think it's interesting that at the point in time when razor hones were in widespread use Escher & Co felt it necessary to remind buyers that it was worth a "cent or two more" to buy a genuine Escher hone.

I think even then the cent or two comment was facetious.

Originally Posted by Utopian

I think even then the cent or two comment was facetious.

Of course it was. Still, I find the concept of selling "value" when dealing with an Escher ironic given today's pricing. So. my stands

How about where they say to lay the razor "pretty flat" on the hone. That bit of instruction won't make it as a sticky.