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New Swaty(?)
I've just got a small hone from ebay, and I have a few questions about it. First the pics:
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There is some very faint lettering on the darker side, which hasn't come out in the photo, which says "SWAT**" ('*' for an illegible character). I'm hoping it's a Swaty, but searching the other hone threads I see photos of Swatys in a red/brown material, with deeply embossed lettering - they look totally different.
It feels very smooth (on both sides) and seems to be smoother than my Llyn Melynllyn (which feels sort of velvety), which is good because I hope it's suitable for final polishing and touch-ups. Is it likely to be the right stone for these jobs?
Do I use both sides, and is there a way to tell which to use first? They feel about the same to the touch.
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It's not a Franz Swaty. You are right that it is a synthetic. Only way to gage the "grit" is to compare the scratch marks left on a razor to known grit scratch marks.
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I have a pike brand swaty. It's brown and single sided.
Try both sides and if one side feels rougher then you will know which to use first.
Michael
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There are two sided Swaty's out there, though I've only seen them in pictures. If I remember right, they have the same deep embossed stamp that the other Swaty's have, with the dark side(stamp side) being the finer of the two sided.
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Thanks, I will just have to play with it and experiment.
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Swaty hones were so popular other companies copied the name for their barber hones. So it is possible it said Swaty without it being a real Swaty. Either way barber hones usually work great.
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Is that the one from Ebay? If so isn't the 'swaty' written on it in marker, not stamped? I hope it turns out to be a nice hone.
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It's from the UK ebay, yes. I'm pretty sure the letters aren't marker pen, but I can't tell what they are - they're very faint (more so now I've lapped it).
I didn't have a lot of time to research it as the auction was finishing in 3 mins when I searched. More fool me. At least it didn't break the bank. :/
