Thread: FRANZ SWATY HONES

I've been reading about 1, 2 and 3 Line SWATY Hones, but dont know the significance of the number of lines. I have a 4 Line stone. Can someone tell me if that means it's special, a reject, top grade, no grade, or what? Thanks.

Pretty sure the 1, 2 or 3 line designation refers only to the number of lines printed on the hone, e.g. a 2 line might read :
Franz Swaty
Marburg, Austria
couldn't tell you if yours was particularly rare, or what its equivalent grit might be.
sounds interesting though.
John P.

I have a swaty thats called a "3 Line' Randydance maybe able to help you with that he is a rock nut...lol

Never heard of a 4 line Swaty. Just use it and see what happens. It is probably 6000 grit or finer.

What are the specs on the 3 lines? i have one of them.

Originally Posted by matt

What are the specs on the 3 lines? i have one of them.

Not real sure on the specs... the 2-line were made by the father, the third line was added after he died. if you are lacking directions for use here they are... they are aboutthe only barber hone instructions that tell you basically to repeat as needed until sharp... no wonder they sold 3+ million of them

i cannot rember where i snagged them from, probably some place on the forum though

Originally Posted by randydance062449

Never heard of a 4 line Swaty. Just use it and see what happens. It is probably 6000 grit or finer.

The 4 line Swaty's are the Yugo Swaty's. They're about 2x as long as your 3 line Swaty. I like the 4 lines because you get a much longer stroke on your blade.