So I finally got my little barber's hones in the mail! Look to be in NOS condition. One is a, i'm guessing, 3 line Swaty that reads "Franz Swaty, Vormals, Harburg, Austria" that has a sticker on the side with SRD (a supplier) on it and the other reads "Non-Filling Amalgamite, non-corrodible, american hone co, olean n.y.

I have yet to put steal on these because I have no Idea if they fit or even have a place in my progression.

Current progression is a Chosera 1k, welsh trio, Ozuku.

Would these 'fast cutting' barbers hones fit into my progression??

My other question is about the difference between these two hones. Swaty's can apparently hit the 12k mark in performance while the amalgamite has no writing about it. The amalgamite, a 2 sided hone, feels MUCH smoother to the touch on the 'finishing' side of the stone.

Any help or recommendations would be much appreciated!

Eye candy is as follows:

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