Thread: timbertools thuringian

I recently sprung for one of these thuringinas from Timbertools. Haven't tried it yet, but am interested in seeing if anyone else has tried one and what you've experienced with it. got one of the big ones.

From what I've heard, they are from the MST company, but I don't know if they have higher standards for their stones and charge so much. Few say theirs was fine like an escher, others say it's not even a hone, paperweight. Good luck, and when you test it, tell us what you think.

Lap it down and hopefully you got a good one. Mine is a midrange stone that I really wouldn't want to have to shave off directly. I would venture to say in the 6K range. Works great for knives though as it's a harder stone. This is how mine works...hope yours is softer and a finisher.

I have one, too. It appears to be glassy smooth. I'll be lapping it flat and seeing how it does very soon.

I've lapped this one and it didn't take too long, and it doesn't take too much effort to raise a slurry. Might turn out to be a good un.

Seek and ye shall find.

I just honed with my Timbertools Thuringian for the first time. I honed a Friodur that had previously been sharpened on my coticule, which leaves a very smooth shave. After 70 laps from light slurry diluted to water, and without stropping, the thuringian improved the edge from the coticule. this is looking like a very good finisher to me.

the one I had was ok finisher, vintage thuris are much better IME

I have one of these I have been using for the last month or so I have honed about 15 razors on it. my stone is soft if I try to finish a razor on water only I have to keep washing it off because it raises slurry pretty quick. I have finished on the light slurry it produces while trying to hone with just water on the last few razors with great results. I can shave straight off the stone and get a good comfortable 3 pass shave. Each razor is a little different so some of them shaved well off just a water only finish. some had to have the light slurry but so far I am more then happy with the stone.

I'm very happy with my stone too. I can tell no difference so far between my new thuringian from timbertools and my vintage thuringian.