Original
Escher Stone
Limited quantities available from a recently discovered
block of the Original Escher Stone. |
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The end of
the Escher is approaching. After we made available several
hundred Original Escher stones from an old
block of stone, we are nearly sold out of the larger size.
To all those customers who bought one of them, congratulations.
To the many potential purchasers of this stone, who inquired,
you've almost missed your chance. The quarry has used up
the entire block of stone that was available, and we will
likely never see any more, as that part of the quarry is
barely accessible, protected by nature reserves.
This is the original and famous Escher Stone,
cut out of the one and only ultra-fine green to grey colored
raw material from Germany.
This quarry was hidden away in Communist Germany for decades
and only recently yielded an original block of stone, which
is being cut into the only sizes that its veins permit,
thus producing a limited quantity of high
quality Original
Escher stone.
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Thuringian
Water Hone
Ultra-fine natural blue water hone in high quality
for the final hone of razors, butcher knives. |
Meanwhile, from nearby in the same Thuringian quarry as
the Original Escher Stone comes a new supply of grey-blue
to black colored raw material.
Like the Original Escher Stone, the new Thuringian material
is composed of pure powder-like quartz, embedded in chalk.
The extraordinary fineness and hardness of these stones
are not met by any other natural stone — 10,000 to
12,000 grit.
The new Thuringian stone is somewhat harder than the Original
Escher material, and tends to be darker in color.
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Thuringian stone, with a slurry stone.
Sorry, wooden box NOT supplied or available.
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About the
Escher and Thuringian Whetstones 
The
Original Escher Stone, as well as the new Thuringian hone,
are known by straight edge razor shavers as
the ultimate razor honing stone. It is used as the final
hone after shaping and sharpening the blade with man-made
or natural abrasives that produce a wire-edge, or burr, in
the fashion of a saw-toothed like serrated line.
Also used for ritual slaughtering knives, or for
improving the edge of any knife.
The composition of the stone, quartz powder embedded in
chalk, gives it its slurry activity. You can either rub a
small sister stone over the surface to quickly raise an active
quantity of dust, then add water and you have a slurry, which
some users prefer; or use without a slurry, just whetting
the surface of the stone, and you will get an even more incredible
fineness of edge with just a few strokes.
Can I use it as a final hone after using the Belgian
garnet stone?
We are often asked this question. If you have used a high
quality natural Belgian stone, the Escher/Thuringian
stone is NOT recommended as a final hone, because the edge
profiles created by these stones are different and not
complementary. A high quality Belgian
stone (such as the ones we sell) produces an edge without
burrs, therefore that edge is already drawn toward attaining
an ideal finish, so you wouldn't gain any advantage
by using the Escher.
However, if you happen to own a low-quality Belgian stone
(more aptly: a stone containing fewer garnets of large size,
therefore cutting a coarser edge profile), there can be some
improvement with the use of the Escher.
The Escher water hone is completely free of pyrites,
which could otherwise hamper the honing effect.
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