Yes, exactly they do the Job and provide a good edge and give a good shave. Well done to the seller for offering Natural stones at a reasonable price. If you reside in the UK, it worth checking the antique shops and car-boot sales for Charnley Forest stones(that comes in different colours) which are very common, very slow cutters but great finishing stones.Well, from my research there does appear to be some conjecture regarding names, so that's why I've used quotation marks on the names as that's what the seller uses. Either way, I've managed to get a great shave from them. They are certainly a viable budget option. I'm not going to say they're better than x y or z as these are the only naturals I've used so far. They're better than lapping film IMO, but lapping film also does a good job for a budget option.
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Yes, exactly they do the Job and provide a good edge and give a good shave. Well done to the seller for offering Natural stones at a reasonable price. If you reside in the UK, it worth checking the antique shops and car-boot sales for Charnley Forest stones(that comes in different colours) which are very common, very slow cutters but great finishing stones.
I never used a lapping film.
After using these stones with slurry diluting gradually, at the end I finish the razors on these stones with Lather or Fairy Liquid or Glycerine that provides extra lubrication.
Very nice, after using this stone, can you please make a comparison with your Black Arkansas stone? What is Escher? The Thuringens that I have are dark grey and comes in a hinged wooden box with instruction paper stuck in the lid part and the stone bonded to the bottom part of the box, actual stone is 5 inches long and an inch wide, it doesn't write Thüringen but I saw the same(or very similar) stone being sold as Thüringen water hone.
I Just got this Escher Thuri Today in the Post..I Lapped it to 1000 Grit & Chamfered it..Its a Cracker..
Billy
Escher was a Brand Name Thuri..Top of the Range..The Most Expensive..This is a Yellow/Green One..The Most Expensive One Catalogued Back in the Day..Some Say..Maybe 12 K to 14 K or Slightly Higher Depending on the Individual Stone..The Arkie is a Different Animal with a 20 K Capacity No Problem..This One is a Very Light Greenish Grey with a Hint of Yellow Shadow through it..Very nice, after using this stone, can you please make a comparison with your Black Arkansas stone? What is Escher? The Thuringens that I have are dark grey and comes in a hinged wooden box with instruction paper stuck in the lid part and the stone bonded to the bottom part of the box, actual stone is 5 inches long and an inch wide, it doesn't write Thüringen but I saw the same(or very similar) stone being sold as Thüringen water hone.