Thread: Swaty mystery solved ?

I picked up a mint in the box NOS long Swaty with instructions. There have been threads in the past with folks debating whether the two sides of the Swaty were the same or if one side was rougher then the other. Here are photos of the instructions that say that the side with the factory name embossed is for honing and the other side is for finishing.


This particular hone has the logo engraved into the material. All others I have seen have raised letters be they long or short hones. Down page the last photo shows an ink stamp on the hone that has the same graphic of the blades on the hone with directional arrows that is in the instruction sheet. Also the "Swaty Alumin" name. So apparently aluminum oxide is the abrasive in the Swaty. This is so cool being that it is pristine I may just keep it as is.