I recently bought a vintage Escher. I find the real value of the hone is the ease with which you can add a smooth and sharp edge to a razor. So lets put it up against some popular hones.
Rate the Escher
- Thread starter bonusmarple
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Better than Coti or N12k. Jnats is waaaaay too broad a range to judge. Shaptons and Charnley I don't have enough experience with to make a call yet.
Better than coti and C12K
My CF is right in line with the edges I get from the escher. Hard to tell a difference.
My CF is right in line with the edges I get from the escher. Hard to tell a difference.
I have a small CF and several Thuri's. I think I would rather have a CF than a Thuri of equal size.
You really shouldn't compare a natural to a synthetic and there are different grades of eschers and natural stones tend to vary in quality over time.
So it's not so easy compare them as you have set out.
So it's not so easy compare them as you have set out.
So what you mean is that our miles might vary??
I love me a good Escher finish!
But I also love a good coti finish & good J-nat finish.
And believe it or not but I love the 30K shapton finish.
I guess my miles vary too...
I've never used an Escher so I can't really comment.
+1 i can't vote either
i am sorry but this is stupid, there are 2 many variables
here are some
the biggest is the 1]type of person you are
and also 2} how much money you can spend
the 3]time you have
and did i mention4]the type of person you are.
here are some
the biggest is the 1]type of person you are
and also 2} how much money you can spend
the 3]time you have
and did i mention4]the type of person you are.
Thank you Grasshopper!I voted all options.
Once the nail is in the wall, I find it impossible to see which hammer nailed it.
Kind regards,
Bart.
As a finisher I like it better than any other but that being said all those options can put amazing edges on a razor anyway.
I won't comment on any given hone being better than another. We assess hones based primarily on the edges they produce. Which hone produces the edge you like best is the best hone.
