Thread: SRD Franz Swaty VS. Amalgamite

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:

Jeremy here is a thread with 14 pages of posts about barber hone characteristics. That ought to keep you busy for awhile. I don't know that amalgamite hone and the Swaty has a stamping I've not seen before. They did some moving around over the years but AFAIK they are all good.

Generally I keep a Swaty in the medicine cabinet for touch ups which is what I've always thought they are for. Mess with them and see how they work for you.

A swaty you've never seen? 20k posts and this is something new? I feel that this is an accomplishment

Originally Posted by brooksie967

A swaty you've never seen? 20k posts and this is something new? I feel that this is an accomplishment

Didn't you read that other thread ? A lot of posts doesn't indicate someone knows anything ......

That thread is FUN and there's a lot of eye candy but not sure these will have a place in my progression. Perhaps just as part of the collection to show off?

Originally Posted by brooksie967

That thread is FUN and there's a lot of eye candy but not sure these will have a place in my progression. Perhaps just as part of the collection to show off?

No no, not that thread, this tread ...... http://straightrazorpalace.com/conve...ost-count.html

I used to collect them; and still regularly use barber hones as my final hone. In my experience, the majority of barber hones fit between a Norton 8k and a generic 12k. Some few are under 8k, even fewer are over 12k (if any).

Yours is also the first Vormals Swaty that I've ever seen or heard of.

I did a quick search for 'Franz Swaty Vormals' through google and there are quite a few examples of it with some refrence to the american hone co. Definitely doesn't feel like the Swaty's that are claimed to be 10k-12k

I really dont see any of these being helpfull in your progression, that said you might want to use them to touch up a razor when it starts to show signs of a weaker edge. Enjoy!
Your progression could use something in the 4k range, just my opinion!

I agree, right now i'm just using a thick muddy slurry on the 'DT" from the welsh trio to increase abrasiveness. I'm having really excellent results but would like something in that range as well.