Schwedenstein hone

[Kees]

Does anyone know these hones? Are they any good?

[izlat]

No idea - but would be interested to understand. I am assuming you don't have it (otherwise it would be easy to give it a go

Cheers
Ivo

[A_S]

I'm afraid I can't help with any specifics about the stone, but I would be interested if you could provide a translation of what it says on the box.
Kind regards,
Alex

[Kees]

It reads: Original Swedish stone with strop.

Patent pending No.....

The other print is too small. I can make out you have to wet the stone but not more than that.

[JimmyHAD]

I don't know if one would have anything to do with the other but on The Perfect Edge website Howard has some ancient viking stones from Norway here in his hone museum. I'm wondering if this stone could have come from the same quarry.

[English]

The Swedish made exceptionally good razors so they must have had something to sharpen them on.

If it isn't expensive, give it a go. It''ll look good in a collection even if it doesn't work.

[Kees]

I won the item plus some other stuff: Babier-Set 2 Rasiermesser,Abzugriemen,Streichriemen bei eBay.de: Frisör Barbier (endet 26.10.08 16:18:57 MEZ)

I'll let you know as soon as it has arrived.

[Kees]

I received my hone today in the post.

Here's some pictures. It is a thin natural hone that fits into a plastic little thing that is nailed onto a piece of wood. On the backside of the wood is a piece of leather that was treated with some green stuff, probably chrome oxyde. Stone is very soft, I lapped it with some sandpaper, although the stone is grey the dust that lapping produces is brownish. The back side of the hone is trough like for sharpening DE blades. Does anyone recognise it?

On the sleeve is a German text that translates as: ORIGINAL SCHWEDENSTEIN WITH STROP; Patent number: 1212664; Instructions for use: moisten the stone well with water. hone the razor with light pressure with cutting edge and spine flat on the hone, cutting edge first, turning round on the spine for the next stroke. On the strap side apply thinly some Schweden polishing paste, stropping with light pressure for professional high quality sharpening.

The polishing paste is called Schweden which could mean it is Swedish. But Schweden could also be the the brand name.

[nun2sharp]

So how well does it work?

[Kees]

So how well does it work?

I tried it on my Erik Anton Berg and it did well. Pretty smooth hone, about the same as a Thueringen hone or coticule is my impression. The razor was nearly there so I cannot tell you yet if it is a fast or slow hone.