NOW I see! Whatta label! Very nice. Now you need a junker with a partial label to use. I see your predicament! That is very nice. Did I say nice?
Use it!
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NOW I see! Whatta label! Very nice. Now you need a junker with a partial label to use. I see your predicament! That is very nice. Did I say nice?
Use it!
Normally I would completely agree with you. The thing that, in this case, gives me pause is that I believe someone buying an Escher in this condition (mint?) is probably not buying it to sharpen razors. A sharpener-buyer can find plenty of unlabeled Thuringian stones or barely labeled Eschers on Ebay for cheaper. As a result, I think if you sold it, it may remain unused.
If you want to be a custodian for the hone museum don't use it. :)
IMHO people who pay high prices for Eschers buy them to use. Collecting is a sideline. jUst saying....
If I bought a vintage unused Ferrari, I would drive it. You only live once and can't take it with you. That said, I'd still have a daily driver :)
I do have 6 other stones.
that i use that perty sure are thuringains
for they are soft and easy to make flat.
they did not come flat.
their grits are very fine and a good level of cut.
It is a different kettle of fish when you have good finishers already. I had a good escher that I used. I picked up a mint NOS 1905 or so in the box with slurry blue green with perfect labels and ink stamps on the honing surface. I didn't hone on it for a long time. I checked it with a straight edge and it wasn't flat but it wasn't bad. So I honed on it without flattening. I really liked it so I flattened it and use it.
I had a near perfect yellow green that I never honed and finally sold. Same with another that also had ink stamp on the honing surface faintly. Now if I get a hone I use it. I'm about done buying hones though. :w
I don't think i ever be done buying hones.
I seem to always buy.
When the price is a real bargain.