eBay Escher (7" x 1.6" x .7")

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07-14-2009, 04:10 AM
hoglahoo

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eBay Escher (7" x 1.6" x .7")

I'm excited. While I Was in the chat room last week, someone mentioned an Escher on eBay that was only at about $30 if I remember right and only half an hour to go. The pictures did not include the reverse side of the hone though, and the top half showed what looked like damage near one end. :deal: But I didn't have time to get more photos from the seller and thought even if it is damaged I will only bid what I think I can get back out of it (or close)

So I set a snipe for $60 or so, and a day or two later I remembered the Escher, checked my email, and discovered I won! Cool! Then I hoped for a week that I did not waste my money.......

Here are the eBay photos:

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The package arrived this afternoon. Looking good so far....

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Yay! No cracks, severe damage, or severe wear! The hone was a little dished out though.

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So I lapped it. On DMT600 and DMT1200 for about half an hour - then finishing on sandpaper as my DMTs are actually a little shorter than the hone itself. Isn't she purdy?

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I look forward to many happy days of finishing touches with this one. I hope it lives up to its name.

Oh yeah, the hour of water exposure loosened the label and I lost some bits, including off the center. Oh well. She's still pretty. And she's mine, all mine, muahahahahaha

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07-14-2009, 04:13 AM
JMS

I would say you did not waste your money!!
07-14-2009, 04:22 AM
StraightRazorDave

Woah! Nice looking Escher! That was definitely worth the money that you spent for it. :tu
07-14-2009, 04:24 AM
ChrisL

Very, very nice score, Lee. You'll love it I'm sure; and major bonus that the slurry stone or the "rubber" as they say on the other side of the pond is still with it's parent stone. Also very cool design in the wooden box how it appears the spot for the slurry stone is offset rather than on one of the ends.

Chris L
07-14-2009, 04:28 AM
JimmyHAD

Really great score Lee ! I can't tell for sure from the photo but it kind of looks yellow/green to me. Is the slurry stone one color or dual ? It sort of looks layered in one photo. I've got one that is half yellow/green and half blue/green. Whatever it will be a great finisher for you.
07-14-2009, 04:34 AM
hoglahoo

Chris, everything does appear to be as it was designed. I think I have seen this style case before but am not sure now that I think about it.

I really don't know how to tell, Jimmy. It looks like Thuringians I've seen. The slurry stone does have a crack running all the way through the middle, but it might just be the way it was cut that makes it look layered.

Slartibartfast I owe you one! You reminded me that you not only linked the Escher in chat, but let me take a crack at the auction instead. I'll have to hone some razors for you sometime if you are in need.
07-14-2009, 04:41 AM
gratewhitehuntr

I bid on that you just beat me at $58

bastage

it was a 3 day auction, hence the low finish
07-14-2009, 04:46 AM
JimR

Very cool! Well bought, man.
07-14-2009, 04:51 AM
hoglahoo

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Originally Posted by gratewhitehuntr

I bid on that you just beat me at $58

bastage

it was a 3 day auction, hence the low finish

heh heh. my bid was actually $61 and change
07-14-2009, 08:09 AM
0livia

Great looking hone and that case is very unique!
Awesome catch!
07-14-2009, 09:11 AM
Kees

Well done, congratulations. I don't remember seeing it or you would not have won!

A few days ago this one went on German ebay for a lot more:

http://cgi.ebay.de/2-ABZIEHSTEINE-Ab...3%3A1|294%3A50
07-14-2009, 09:15 AM
Joed

Excellent score and well worth the cost. :tu :tu Congrats!! Post some follow ups after you run a few razors over it. I'm interested in reading about your first impressions.
07-14-2009, 04:23 PM
Pyment

Quote:

Originally Posted by gratewhitehuntr

I bid on that you just beat me at $58

bastage

it was a 3 day auction, hence the low finish

I guess I shouldn't feel bad. I only bid $54. I had just lowered it from $75 after I bought a couple of other shave-related items. (and I could have had it for $63? what was I thinking!)

I was wondering when that would show up here.

Good luck with it.
07-14-2009, 06:56 PM
Oldengaerde

Yummie! Looking at photo number five I agree it does seem to be of a nice colour too. Was that still a tiny bit of end label in picture number four?
07-14-2009, 06:58 PM
hoglahoo

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Originally Posted by Oldengaerde

Yummie! Looking at photo number five I agree it does seem to be of a nice colour too. Was that still a tiny bit of end label in picture number four?

Yes, it is. Good eye - it's a slightly redder color than the top label, and I would have to guess that the top label has suffered some fading and may have original been redder as well. Unfortunately I do not know what was originally written on the end label :(
07-14-2009, 07:07 PM
Pyment

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Originally Posted by hoglahoo

Yes, it is. Good eye - it's a slightly redder color than the top label, and I would have to guess that the top label has suffered some fading and may have original been redder as well. Unfortunately I do not know what was originally written on the end label :(

well if you don't like it and all, I could make room for it here.
09-16-2009, 10:42 PM
hoglahoo

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Originally Posted by Joed

Post some follow ups after you run a few razors over it. I'm interested in reading about your first impressions.

Hmm. About fifteen razors have now suffered at my hands on this particular Escher, and I have compared it to finishes off my only coticule and off a 12k naniwa. What follows are the results of my comprehensive and thorough testing:

I don't like my Coticule. Maybe it's just me. I mean, I like the hone, but I can't seem to get a great finish from it. So Escher wins.

The Naniwa 12k is nice. I am coming to the conclusion that I can put a slightly sharper edge on my razors using the escher than I can using the Naniwa.

JoeD - out of my three "finishing" hones, I prematurely (for the purposes of this thread, obviously) declare this Escher the winner :D The chromium oxide on leather and/or linen is still an excellent follow up though for me. Very nice

[Edit: the edges I have managed off this Escher do not compare in sharpness to the Shapton 16k edge or the Shapton 30k edge that Glen and I played with on a Hess at the Asheville meet last summer. Take it for what it's worth]
09-16-2009, 11:51 PM
Croaker

Congratulations on your good fortune! Like you, I am now leaning away from my coticule for MOST razors, in preference to my new Escher. I get a better edge off the Escher, except in the case of 2 razors that I had to take back to the coticule, before they would give a good shave. I don't know why, but they definitely preferred the coticule. I was in the bidding for your new Escher, but dropped out early. Glad I did, and that you got it!