Thread: 4 line swaty...

I have a chance to buy this hone. They want about 25 dollars for it. Any kind of razor related stuff is a myth in Croatia... I'd find an unicorn quicker than a razor related item in useable condition.
What could you tell me about this hone, is it a finisher, a touch upper, is it a 3, 4 line swaty or what...
Anything really.




I already have a coticule combo, so do I really need this or are they (the coticule and the swaty) similar in results?

I don't recall seeing a four line before. I have a three line and I suspect that whether two, three, or four lines they are the same. I see most guys rate them as a 12k. When all I had was a Norton 4/8 I used the Swaty as a finisher and it was alright. It did polish the edge.

Barbers used them to touch up an edge. The barber I got mine from twenty + years ago would keep one in the pocket of his smock and if a razor needed a touch up during or after a shave he would use it dry. He stressed to me when he gave me a spare he had to only do three or four strokes.

I used it with water just as you would use any finishing stone with as many strokes as I thought I needed. I have a few of them now and I have yet to see one that came flat. They are tough to lap but they are a pretty cool thing to have if you are a hone freak like me.

This stone made IN Jugaslavia that is why it has 4 lines.they all same except if stone really says three line swaty .
let me explain a little better.My understanding how many lines in stone doesn't mean anything they all same.But in stone it says written three line stone is different.check this pictures.


Franz Swaty? - Badger & Blade

So, do I need it after the coticule or not? Also, is the price ok? Maybe I'm better off buying a chinese 12k?

after the coticle ? No you don't need it.buy ch 12k

Originally Posted by hi_bud_gl

after the coticle ? No you don't need it.buy ch 12k

...but it would be nice to have it!

Depending on how your coticule (and the razor in question) behaves, you may or may not need something else after. I find that I can shave right off my coticule with most razors while others prefer the Swaty or ChromeOx. I say it depends on your coticule because they are natural stones, and no two will put the same edge on a razor.