New Thuringer

So I just bought a vintage Thuringer but I am a little worried about how long it will last. It appears like it is getting a little thin.
I heard they wear faster than most stones, is this true?

pics look a bit small and cant be enlarged for detail

My old self can't hardly see the pics, even with my bifocals .

Yeh im not sure how to enlarge them.
The the fleebay pics of the stone.

I think they are proteceted somehow

I havent recieved the stone yet but from the pics it appears that the stone is about 1/4-3/8"
I tink this is about 1/2 of the original thickness

If the stone is 1/4" Thick it will last you many years if you only using for razors.

i like vintage thuri's, mine have served me well so far. it is approx. 7/16" thick. i have considered mounting on a board, i'm thinking maybe oak. lol tom

Wood may not be thermally stable enough if the hone is that thin and a strong glue is used. If you opt to bond it to something, another rock would probably be a better choice, such as slate or granite.

Edit: I mean for a 1/4" thick stone. A 7/16" stone of the size that small Thuringians come in should be okay without a backing.

The thuringer is already mounted to another stone. Im not worried about it cracking or breaking. Im concearned about wearing it through.

Unless you are a pro Honer doing several razors daily that stone should last you many many years.

Danricgro said:

Unless you are a pro Honer doing several razors daily that stone should last you many many years.

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Even if you are honing professionally several razors a day, a finishing stone that thick should last many years and more likely many decades (if not a century or two). Natural stones aren't made as thick as they are because there's any chance of you wearing through them any time within a hundred years. They're made as thick as they are so that they don't break into pieces (because rock is brittle) from bumps or pressure. (Well, the other reason is aesthetics, because "bigger is better".) Synthetic hones, on the other hand...

the thuringen is not a realy fast stone like you think i have one and it makes a great finisher and its not a soft hone either but you should be fine pics would be nice and how much$

Its kind of like " How many licks to the center of a tootsie pop?" I foresee many years of honing left in that rock.

Ill have to wait till i get it next week to have more picks.
It cost $96
The wooden box is a paddle mountd strop as well.
The seller says it is still in working condition
I assume it ok to paste a link to an ebay sale if it has already ended
http://www.ebay.com/itm/250963123256?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1439.l2649

I spoke to a veteran honemister who has an identical item. He confirmed it is a vintage thuringer. Not an Escher though.
Im thinking it was a good buy

Looks like a great little setup and I believe it should serve you quite well for many years. Enjoy.

quist said:

I spoke to a veteran honemister who has an identical item. He confirmed it is a vintage thuringer. Not an Escher though.
Im thinking it was a good buy

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No label = no Escher. All Eschers are Thuringians sold by the Escher company.
I have a small Thuringian coming in a few days, looking forward to try it.

They put Schwedensteins in razorboxes like this. From the pictures I can't tell for sure if it is one but I suspect it is. They're similar to Thuringians. I assume someone pointed this out to the seller which would explain the edit. I don't understand why someone would point that out to the seller though, giving info to ebay sellers will increase the price or increase the seller's future prices.

Schwedensteins are relatively soft so it will wear faster than harder stones, but it will still take a LOT of honing time before you wear it out