Thread: Approximate Grit of Swaty Hones

Does anyone know approximately the grit of Swaty Hones, both 3-line and 2-line versions. I've got a 2-line that my granddad used to hone his razors and wonder if it's suitable for touchups.

Thanks!


Cheers,
Tom

yes you can use for touch ups.it is approximately 8k.3 line counts better then 2 line swaty.hope this helps

I've never been able to tell the difference between the 2 and 3 line and they look identical under the microscope.

under the microscope, my 3 line swaty is noticeably finer than my 8000 grit waterstone. i've always guessed it's 10k or so, but I base that on absolutely nothing except comparison with a known 8000 grit.

OK, I have a bunch of swatys, I have a couple of the little chocolate brown jobs, one that's a pale orange color and a large 8" gray colored swaty, How do you know, or what is a "3 line swaty?" or a 2 line. What does that mean exactly?

Anyway, Tom, Yes they're made for touch up's.

Anyone ever tried lapping one of these bad boys. It actually left marks on my DMT D8C....I'm thinking of getting a DMT EXtra Course...

A three line Swaty has three lines of text in the imprint. A two line Swaty has two lines of text. That's it. That's the entire difference. A "Swaty" that literally says "Three Line" is not a Swaty but rather a Swaty clone capitalizing on the popularity of the Swaty.

Originally Posted by zib

OK, I have a bunch of swatys, I have a couple of the little chocolate brown jobs, one that's a pale orange color and a large 8" gray colored swaty, How do you know, or what is a "3 line swaty?" or a 2 line. What does that mean exactly?

Anyway, Tom, Yes they're made for touch up's.

Anyone ever tried lapping one of these bad boys. It actually left marks on my DMT D8C....I'm thinking of getting a DMT EXtra Course...

A pale orange Swaty??? Could you post a photo? I have never heard of such a beast and I would love to see it.

The DMT XX is really the only DMT that should ever touch a barber hone. The others will just get chewed up by them.

Originally Posted by zib

Anyone ever tried lapping one of these bad boys. It actually left marks on my DMT D8C....I'm thinking of getting a DMT EXtra Course...

I use a dmt325 grit to lap mine, never had a problem with it. it's harder than some of my stones, but not unreasonably so.

I used a DMT 325 grit on a few barber hones and found that it lost a lot of its bite during the process. Swatys and Carborundums, especially the 102, can really do a number on it. It still works but it's a lot slower. After doing a few barber hones with it, I tried to lap a wide and narrow side of a Chinese 12K and it took me over 30 hours--I watched a lot of movies over the sink. After that, I bought the DMT extra coarse and now the only time I use the 325 is to begin to set the bevel on chipped razors or to do a final lapping after the DMTXX.

Originally Posted by Utopian

A three line Swaty has three lines of text in the imprint. A two line Swaty has two lines of text. That's it. That's the entire difference. A "Swaty" that literally says "Three Line" is not a Swaty but rather a Swaty clone capitalizing on the popularity of the Swaty.

I am not so sure about this. I have a Swaty Diamond hone that has "3 line" pressed into the stone itself, but the sticker only has 2 lines of print on it. I will try remember to post pictures.