Quote Originally Posted by Utopian View Post
I think those instructions are only for the Swaty Alumin, not any of the other Swatys.
That is why I put a question mark in the title of my post when I said 'mystery solved' Sure enough, come to find out that the Alumin is a different model. Or is it ? Anyone know what the abrasive is in the 'regular' Swaty ?

Tell you one thing I know for sure and that is the 3 I have come across as well as a few other barber hones are far from being flat either the long way or across.

I notice that the instructions I put up talk about the father passing away in 1888 and his namesake taking over production. Perhaps this one dates to the turn of the century ? The instructions that McKie posted say that the Swaty had been around for 60 years. No mention of the father or the son. The son may have been gone by then as well.

My curiosity is compelling me to give the Alumin a try. If I do I would have a heck of a lapping job ahead of me. I am going to try putting it on a flat surface with some weight on it first to see if I can get some of the camber out of it. If I ever do hone with it I will let y'all know my impressions of one side as opposed to the other.