Swaty Score !!!

Been after one of these for quite awhile..
This is the Swaty 8 inch Razor Hone and it is on the way here to lil ol Me :D

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I just happened to find it as it came onto E-bay with a BIN so I just bought it...

I actually can't wait to test out a few theories with it, I have always wondered if these were designed more as a bench hone, rather than a pocket hone, and therefore a bit different in the finishing dept. :shrug: :shrug:
Time will tell,

I am thinking of after cleaning it up I might mount it to a 3x8 piece of clear 1/4" thick plexi so it is easier to use in a stone holder and sealing the face downward in Epoxy so it is always preserved :hmmm:

As far as I can tell, they perform exactly the same as other Swatys.

I think your plans for that hone are just plain cruel, but I suppose you can torture it any way you see fit. Just keep it away from your other barber hones so you don't make them nervous.

I am terrible ain't I ???? :D

No difference Huh??? well that is about disappointing news :( Thanks for wrecking my morning Ron ;)
I have always thought there had to be a reason they made them this long :thinking:

i have to add a little more to Ron's opinion.
i think they perform a little less then usual size ones do.
the quality the issue that is why they made this ones longer.
i cannot believe such experienced person make unforgivable bad a mistake.

Glen,

From what I've read online over the past year or so is the the long Swaty is more of a sharpening stone than a touch up/ finishing stone and thus leaves a less finished edge than a normal three line swaty.

This is two line, correct?

This is what I have found to be IME so far with selling many barbers hone's

There is no difference in the lines of text, either 2 lines or 3 lines
There is a difference in an actual "Three Line" Swaty they are stamped with those words "Three Line"... IMHO I think they might be a touch softer, more velvet feeling.... I did not say Finer Grit!!!

Personally I think someplace back in the mists of time the myth of the 3 lines of text on the Swaty got confused with actual "Three Line" Swaty and has just continued along...

Now as to the "Long Stone" Swaty, I have no clue, but I am gonna test it :D

I have a long 3 line and a standard 3 line. I use the long one when I use them. Seems to work just the same to me, only better 'cause it's longer. :thinking:

Alright you guys are just bumming me out :(

Glen, saying that the long Swaty is made of the same stuff as the short one shouldn't bum you out. Swaty is still the best barber hone there is ..... IMHO. :shrug: I may be wrong, I was wrong once before. :p

Nice score Jimmy! Love to hear more about it. I have these in my study collection but not a long one like yours.

I love my swaty too, Glen, and there's nothing to sneeze at if you can make a very long stroke on a barber's hone! :)

I was actually looking at Sham's Barber hone thread the other day and decided to shave off a Swaty edge for this whole month. I took my Dubl Duck Special no.1 and did 10 passes on lather with the hone and shaved with it all week. I must say the edges are actually very nice!

Glen, please do not glue this hone to acrylic. Bring it to Yakima when you come down and I will make you corian spacers to fit this to your holder. Very nice grab.