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11-15-2013, 11:55 AM #1Member
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Franz Swaty Hone
I bought a small Franz Swaty Hone to maintain my Straight Razors. Do I push the blade on this or pull like a strop ?
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11-15-2013, 12:18 PM #2Senior Member
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Hone with the edge leading. The opposite of stropping strokes.
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Some more knowledgable people may hop in soon. Usually recommended to use 6 - 8 laps using lather as a lube. The 3 line Swaty is usually considered finer than a 2 line.
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11-15-2013, 12:55 PM #4Historically Inquisitive
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As others mentioned lather works well. Glen(Gssixgun) did a good video on how to touch up on a barbers hone.
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11-15-2013, 05:58 PM #5
Hey Dave, Certainly the norm is the edge-leading stroke, though I'd suggest experimenting w/ some stropping strokes before a very light last edge-leading stroke. My experience (quite limited) w/ a 3L Swaty is that its no more sharp than a norton 8k, but a bit more smooth. Probably due to my experience being mainly on the Nani 8k - I get more sharpness from it than either of the other two methods.
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11-16-2013, 11:34 AM #6I Bleed Slurry
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Six strokes is fine for a touch up. Anymore than that and micro chipping can occur. I keep my three line in the bathroom. If a razor needs a touch up, I slap some lather on it and make three to six strokes and continue the shave.
You should use edge leading strokes.
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Just bringing this back to the surface for that nice video.
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