Thread: Thuringen stones

I noticed a few posts about Tony Miller selling Thuringen stones, as an alternative to Belgian Coticules.

I've just bought one from Germany, as they were much much cheaper than Belgian coticules - $30 including shipping to UK for 200mm x 50mm as opposed to $80 for a 100mm x 30mm Coticule.

Has anyone tried the Thuringen stones yet?, and how do they rate them against the Belgian stones ??

Northpole

$30 shipped sounds a very good price - can I ask where from?

These were mentioned before by a few members and are from www.manufactum.de


Not the same source as mine but honestly a better choice if you are in Europe/UK as I cannot compete against EU shipping and exchange rates. Mine factor in lapping and easing of the edges though in addition to the trip across the Atlantic.


Tony

Originally Posted by Effigy

$30 shipped sounds a very good price - can I ask where from?

They're NOT from Manufactum. I got it from a tool site recommended on a German sraight razor forum. These are supposed to be of superior quality to those sold by manufactum.

https://www.toolshop.de/index.php?cPath=367_376&page=3

I got the price wrong - it was 30 euros (£20) not $, but that was for the biggest size. The 150 x 50 was 19 Euros + 8 shipping. Still a good price.

Northpole

PS. don't bother trying to order from Manufactum.de. as they don't ship to the UK. The reason being that there is a UK Manufactum site - Manufactum.co.uk BUT the UK site doesn't stock this item !!

Originally Posted by Tony Miller

These were mentioned before by a few members and are from www.manufactum.de


Not the same source as mine but honestly a better choice if you are in Europe/UK as I cannot compete against EU shipping and exchange rates. Mine factor in lapping and easing of the edges though in addition to the trip across the Atlantic.


Tony

Not from Manufactum. The german razor forums give a number of suppliers of Thuringen stones, that are supposed to be of better quality than those sold by Manufactum

That's a new one to me, but there are a few German retailers for these. I know Manufactum has a several websites and not all will ship or sell the same items to all locations. Before I sold Thurnigens I tried buying one from Manufactum but shipping was about equal to the stone.

Tony

Originally Posted by northpole

PS. don't bother trying to order from Manufactum.de. as they don't ship to the UK. The reason being that there is a UK Manufactum site - Manufactum.co.uk BUT the UK site doesn't stock this item !!

I know, I had a crazy conversation with their Sales people, who told me that Manufactum will not sell from one country to another where there is a Manufactum branch, to stop Sales being lost to the home branch.
"But you dont sell this item in the UK" I said.
" I know - Crazy isnt it!" she said.

Go figure.

Thanks for the link

There's been a lot of discussion on nassrasur.com whether the Thuringers from Muller Schleiftechnik are better than those of Manufaktum.
I have a Manufaktum one and I think it is a great stone. Maybe a bit slower than my coticule but considering its price I think the Manufaktum Thuringer is great VFM.

A German guy I have been e-mailing with has also got a few vintage Thuringers and they are identical to the Manufaktum stones.

I think Muller Schleiftechnik do ship to the UK. They sell a variety of sizes and are not very expensive either.

Originally Posted by Kees

There's been a lot of discussion on nassrasur.com whether the Thuringers from Muller Schleiftechnik are better than those of Manufaktum.
I have a Manufaktum one and I think it is a great stone. Maybe a bit slower than my coticule but considering its price I think the Manufaktum Thuringer is great VFM.

A German guy I have been e-mailing with has also got a few vintage Thuringers and they are identical to the Manufaktum stones.

I think Muller Schleiftechnik do ship to the UK. They sell a variety of sizes and are not very expensive either.

Yes, I came across similar info on the German forums, which said that those sold by Manufactum and the one i've bought would be just as good as vintage stones.
I think everyone will have their own take on which stones are best, but I think they will all be pretty similar.

Northpole

Sorry, do not mean to highjack but,I am wondering how this Thuringen stone would compare to the 12K at woodcraft:

http://www.woodcraft.com/family.aspx?FamilyID=4920

Thanks,
Neale