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IIRC Glen glued or epoxied his escher to a piece of plexiglass. The label is still visible while the stone is protected and reinforced.

Those high and super high magnifications are interesting to look at but for rubber meets the road honing, I agree that my 30x jeweler's loupe is a very efficient tool. More helpful within the honing...

I theorize that the pro barbers of bygone days did not want 'scary sharp' edges. They wanted a smooth and comfortable edge that was unlikely to nick a customer. As much as I like the edges I get from...

I don't think one is necessarily better than the other. It is also what each individual's definition of 'improved' is. For me the edge I get from my y/g or b/g escher is perfect. The edge I get off a...

IMHO "that I really like" is the key to the question. I don't think I would like your favored edge, nor would you like mine. The cool thing is that once we have the tools and most of all, the...

Here are a couple of pages from Moler's Barber Manual circa 1929, recommending the "German water hone" for inexperienced honers because it "won't overhone." ;

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What attracted me to eschers to begin with, besides reading about them on the forums, was that they were labeled as being specifically for razors. Shaptons, Nortons .... synthetic stones in general,...

I'm not a fisherman but I think a good analogy is catching a 30 pound fish with 5 pound test line. Pushing the stone as far as you can get it and then trying again and again until you see if it is...

Like Stefan and DaveW I tend to stick with the edge off of my hone of choice. For me it is the y/g or b/g escher. I have tried a lot of different hones and I will be the first to admit that I could...

:nono: Shsssh let's keep that between us. New guys ought to have to spend at least as many $ as we did to figure that out. :p

Poor me ..... maxed out with a y/g escher ..... :boohoo: I'm just gonna have to settle for the substandard edge I've been getting great shaves with the past few years ..... :rofl2:

Dave, you've described the source of my frustration with the UF better than I could from memory. To me that was hone hell. OTOH, the relative speed of the y/g, and the comfortable edge I get from it...

Perfect example,for me, is the Spyderco UF. All I got out of that stone was frustration. Not for lack of trying either. So DaveW likes his UF a lot and doesn't seem to like his y/g which is my go to...

Blasphemy !!! :rant:

Just kidding, I imagine you're probably right ... :shrug:

I don't know the answer to the OP. I also sold my other finishers. Except for my coticules. I keep them for the history and once in awhile I like to break one out and work with it. I like the edges....

I've always heard it ain't the arrow, it's the Indian ..... running and ducking for cover ...... :rofl2: