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  1. Thread: Escher

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    Truly. I sincerely regret recommending him, and...

    Truly. I sincerely regret recommending him, and never will again ...... obviously. I'll think twice before recommending anyone again, looking at other fairly recent events involving an idolized ebay...
  2. Thread: Escher

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    This is the only labelled 'grun' (green) Escher...

    This is the only labelled 'grun' (green) Escher I've ever seen. A member here had it on the bay. I don't recall his name. This was a few years ago.

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    Years ago Tony Miller, the strop maker in the...

    Years ago Tony Miller, the strop maker in the USA, used to sell Eschers, coticules, and Thuringans. He sold Muellers for awhile but quit because of the inclusions that were not infrequently in the...
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    That is Thomas who is selling that stone. A very...

    That is Thomas who is selling that stone. A very knowledgeable collector, and I would say an expert on Escher/Thuringan stones. I haven't messaged him in a couple of years, but he was writing a...
  5. Thread: Escher

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    In a way you're better off never shaving off of...

    In a way you're better off never shaving off of the 8k. Once your honing becomes really proficient, and you shave off of the 8k, you realize that you didn't need any higher grit hones, but you would...
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    When I began fooling with Eschers, years ago, a...

    When I began fooling with Eschers, years ago, a real good honer named Sham told me that to get the best out of the Escher the razor should be shave ready to begin with. Then further finishing on the...
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    My mom would say I was handsome. Then my grandma...

    My mom would say I was handsome. Then my grandma would inevitably say ..... 'Handsome is as handsome does.' So hone some razors with it. :) It'll either be a handsome escher, or an 'ugly' muller...
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    Looking at the fit of the stone in the original...

    Looking at the fit of the stone in the original box it sure looks 'right.' Perfect fit with the slurry stone gone. Also the saw cut marks on the side look like an escher to me. Years ago an ebay...
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    Just checked my labelled blue/green with 4"...

    Just checked my labelled blue/green with 4" slurry stone. (all in a wooden Escher gumwood box) and neither has any reflective bits at all. Checked it in a dark room with a high power flash light....
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