Escher/Thuringian love. show of your rocks

[timwcic]

This looked and felt really interesting. Went to a new market this weekend and found this. I liked the looks and hand feel of this 7” hone. It is crud covered but I seen a diamond under the funk. Popped it out of it wood house and HOLY CRAP ON A CRACKER, YEAH BABY!!! Enough of its label to prove Provenance, and is that a dual band I see under the crud. It will get some delicate cleaning, but a yellow/green has been rescued

 

[Tomo]

This looked and felt really interesting. Went to a new market this weekend and found this. I liked the looks and hand feel of this 7” hone. It is crud covered but I seen a diamond under the funk. Popped it out of it wood house and HOLY CRAP ON A CRACKER, YEAH BABY!!! Enough of its label to prove Provenance, and is that a dual band I see under the crud. It will get some delicate cleaning, but a yellow/green has been rescued

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Nice find!

 

[timwcic]

Nice find!

Thank you. I was able to salvage the label. I soaked under water all nite. Woke up and the paper was floating. It now drying on top

 

[cotedupy]

I won what looks to be a little Thuri type thing on ebay the other day for the princely sum of eight Great British Pounds. You couldn't read the wording on the label in the pictures, but apparently the brand is: 'Goldfi(n)ch Wetzstein'. Anybody come across that before?

It's fairly wee at about 4x1, and hopefully the bottom side hasn't been used because the top is somewhat chipped and dished, but I thought worth a punt at the price...

 

[Legion]

"Fox

I won what looks to be a little Thuri type thing on ebay the other day for the princely sum of eight Great British Pounds. You couldn't read the wording on the label in the pictures, but apparently the brand is: 'Goldfi(n)ch Wetzstein'. Anybody come across that before?

It's fairly wee at about 4x1, and hopefully the bottom side hasn't been used because the top is somewhat chipped and dished, but I thought worth a punt at the price...


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"Fox" razor hone.

 

[cotedupy]

"Fox

"Fox" razor hone.

Cheers David! Explains why my searches didn't throw anything up - the seller had listed it as 'Goldfich', and I didn't think to add the 's' in.

Sounds interesting...

 

[David]

a small goldfish

Anyone know this stone? I liked the name and the box. but I never heard of it before. Looks a little like one of my bbw. But it feels harder. Haven't used it enough to say anything for sure but it feels hard and fine. So far I like it but I'm not sure I would've bought it had it not been in...

www.badgerandblade.com

 

[cotedupy]

a small goldfish

Anyone know this stone? I liked the name and the box. but I never heard of it before. Looks a little like one of my bbw. But it feels harder. Haven't used it enough to say anything for sure but it feels hard and fine. So far I like it but I'm not sure I would've bought it had it not been in...

www.badgerandblade.com

Ta! Reading up a bit about these this afternoon - it sounds like I've lucked onto something good and slightly niche, which I'm rather pleased about .

(Albeit not a Thuri).

 

[David]

Ta! Reading up a bit about these this afternoon - it sounds like I've lucked onto something good and slightly niche, which I'm rather pleased about .

(Albeit not a Thuri).

Not a thuri but still a neat stone to have. They are fairly rare these days. A good stone to have in the pile.

 

[alex1921]

Picked a near 10" dual color thuri. YG/BG.

 

[alex1921]

1/8" short of a full 10". Nice box, unfortunately the rubbing stone is gone.
Early AM the color had me puzzled a bit but once the sun came out, it's a light green based on side to side comparison to labeled specimens. It's funny how specially the yellow green stones suddenly pop in direct sunlight.

 

[Wid]

Very nice, congrats

 

[alex1921]

Very nice, congrats

Thank you.

 

[timwcic]

Really nice rock

 

[cotedupy]

May I ask a question...

I got this recently, which I am pretty certain is a little Thuri, it's 5.5 x 2, and this picture shows it damp:

This picture otoh shows it dry:

The dark bits are not part of the stone, it's because previously it was being used with oil. The actual colour is the lighter bits, it's grey-green, doesn't have any blue/yellow/other in it to my eye.

I've been washing it with warm soapy water and made gradual progress in cleaning, but it's been pretty bloody gradual, so I was wondering if I can put it in degreaser? Or whether better just to continue with soapy water...

Also - I get the feeling the box is original, rather than made by a previous owner, could be wrong but that's my hunch. Anybody else seen a Thuri with this type of box? They usually seem to be hinged at the end, rather than the side...

 

[Empire straights]

May I ask a question...

I got this recently, which I am pretty certain is a little Thuri, it's 5.5 x 2, and this picture shows it damp:

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This picture otoh shows it dry:

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The dark bits are not part of the stone, it's because previously it was being used with oil. The actual colour is the lighter bits, it's grey-green, doesn't have any blue/yellow/other in it to my eye.

I've been washing it with warm soapy water and made gradual progress in cleaning, but it's been pretty bloody gradual, so I was wondering if I can put it in degreaser? Or whether better just to continue with soapy water...

Also - I get the feeling the box is original, rather than made by a previous owner, could be wrong but that's my hunch. Anybody else seen a Thuri with this type of box? They usually seem to be hinged at the end, rather than the side...

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I don't have an answer but I almost bought a slate/ box nearly identical to that. How does it hone? I might go back.

 

[gary haywood]

8x2 Escher apparently yellow/green

 

[gary haywood]

5x2.5 light green Escher

 

[alex1921]

Picked a near 10" dual color thuri. YG/BG.

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Well looking at this one during the day with the sun out, pics were taken at night after work, this one is actually BG with a DB layer.
And the proof. On the right a real YG/BG. Oh well.

 

[alex1921]

Added one more 10" BG. I have been looking for this type of a box for a while. Missed one a year or so ago.