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This guy..............................

I should add that JimmyHAD was only doing me a favour and another person also recommended this guy also.
He obviously has or hopefully HAD a good reputation...

My lapping with a Shapton diamond plate didn't take 1mm off, we all know that.. If you look back on this thread you can see the stone in question and me asking what people think of the stone and...

As ashamed as I am I thought I would update you on my Esher quest.

We are not allowed to name and shame on this forum so all as I can say is that you should be able to figure this one out.

I...

So what is the best colour?

People say yellow green. However if dark blue is finer then surely that wins?

Today I received my Escher .

This one is an old Escher and it is Green.
It took an age to lap and it did my back in . I used 600 grit paper on the sides and bottom . Just to give me a fresh...

Sounds good

Yeh sure but I don't do grease,, I wanna live long time .

Who makes these colors up. They are grey or blue to my eyes.

Apparently the newly ordered stone is green.
I hear a lot about yellow/green and blues but not green.

Yellow green is the best but some prefer to use blue, is what I hear a lot of :)

We don't have meet ups in the UK, there is only 3 of us haha.
From what I've learnt and read (after the purchase) I'm quite confident in what it is.
Not a bad stone, not worth the £140 I paid...

I lapped both sides and those shiny buggers are still there, They are tiny

I think they may account for the hefty scratch marks I saw under the microscope..

Last time I gave my blade 150 laps...

I have purchased this one from a knowledgeable seller :
No labels or box. Hopefully no sparkles ..
8inch x 4cm.
Not sure on the colour..
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write up ;This is...

I'm now of the opinion that it is one of those Mueller hones, in a genuine Escher box.
Hence the same specs as an Escher apart from the sparkles.
It seems to perform or is that just my wondrous...

I thought the Escher was around a 12k. Therefore I was going 10k then Escher.

Maybe I should break out the Shapton's and go from the 16k to the Escher.

I also wanna get that 20k stone, you...

Does this mean I caused the shiny spots by burnishing with a Tomo? or is it natural?

Maybe my terminology is off.

When I say dull I mean smooth as if the edge is rounded , yet it shaves very close.. This is the desired effect of all my honing..

Granted im an Escher novice but I...

Just got home from work...
Had a shower (too much info)
Got out the old Acqua De Parma & Thater 00 and shaved a weeks worth of growth away.
The blade felt dull yet left me BBS.
Years ago I had an...

Mine certainly looks like yours Phrank.

I also notice that mine is not 100% rectangular . One end is a couple of millimetres wider than the other. Whereas other Eschers, especially the ones with...

Very interesting. Mine isn't as sparkly as those pictures but it does have tiny reflective particles..

It does have a velvety feel when honing.. I'd wager its from the same area-ish as Escher....

I purchased it from a guy in Germany who had sold other Escher's and Razors with perfect feedback.

I emailed him and asked politely for his knowledge on the matter..

One thing that makes me...

I need some way to get it verified . I'll have a better idea after I shave off it..

Could well be £140 for a tatty box.

Its defiantly dark blue and not black.. You have to take your time and move it slowly to catch the light and there are just tiny little parts that are smooth so they reflect the light.
I did spend...

Just got home and did some investigating .

In normal light it is dull but with my nitecore headlamp on, there are lots of tiny reflective bits. I guess that's not the same as sparkling but there...

Quick question please:
My Escher sparkles ...is it supposed to?
Cheers :)

cheers, I will give it more time n effort.

Finally I got a chance to try my new Escher..

Firstly I lapped it with the Shapton diamond plate . Then tried some Atoma 1200 but those things are starting to get on my nerves. The newer one has a...