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05-10-2009, 12:03 PM #1Nemo Me Impune Lacesset
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MAN AND SWATY UNITE!!!..... now legal in 3 states
Short story.
Man buys Swaty.
Man laps Swaty.
Swaty hones like CRAP!
Man decides Swaty sucks.
Man puts Swaty in drawer.
Swaty stays there for 2 years.
Man reads thread about Swaty being VERY HARD.
Man reads Swaty EATS baby (ok I meant DMT plates)
Man knew Swaty was hard.
Man didn't know it could take a 325DMT down to 600DMT!
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05-10-2009, 12:05 PM #2Nemo Me Impune Lacesset
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Man gets pile of 100 grit sandpaper.
Swaty will shape up or ship out !
Man WRECKS THE SURFACE!
MAN is it rough!
Man goes to 220.
Man uses some 320.
Man hones razor.
Swaty does nice job, razor is VERY sharp.
Man feels bad he was going to sell Swaty for low low price.
Swaty is happy not to be piece of crap.
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and the moral of the story is....
GET YOUR OWN 3 LINE SWATY BECAUSE I'M NOT SELLING MINE !!!
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05-10-2009, 12:10 PM #3Nemo Me Impune Lacesset
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to be continued........
the point of this story is that my Swaty was glazed and therefore would not hone.
It took a VERY VERY aggressive lapping with very coarse abrasive to break the glaze and make it hone again.
When I got it I had suspected that someone had been rubbing a knife on it.
I lapped and lapped and lapped to no avail.
If you have a Swaty that just doesn't hone, try lapping the hell out of it.
GRIND THAT SUCKER !!!
lap it and it will hone !Last edited by gratewhitehuntr; 05-10-2009 at 03:05 PM.
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05-10-2009, 08:48 PM #4Know thyself
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I like the story, and the style too. I have to agree that Swaty's are amazing finishers. If not for them being so small, I would have hung onto one of mine, but I just haven't been reaching for them lately.
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05-11-2009, 03:26 AM #5Junior Member
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... never, ever sell a hone!
Originally Posted by gratewhitehuntr
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05-11-2009, 03:29 AM #6Senior Member
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I love it. I may ask to use that as my signature line. Originally Posted by Carioca
Chris L"Blues fallin' down like hail." Robert Johnson
"Aw, Pretty Boy, can't you show me nuthin but surrender?" Patti Smith
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05-11-2009, 06:03 AM #7illegitimum non carborundum
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No, it should be amended to Originally Posted by ChrisL
I love it. I may ask to use that as my signature line.
Chris L
"...never, ever sell a hone... unless you sell it to me!"
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05-11-2009, 11:23 PM #8Nemo Me Impune Lacesset
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I'm gonna list a couple of barber hones tonight (mon)
Cushion Strop (med fine)
Gem (fine)
I just have no use for them really.
I'm selling stuff to trade up to a coticule, Norton 4/8K and maybe a thuringian
I'll keep my Swaty though (now)
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05-12-2009, 01:05 AM #9Woo hoo!
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A norton, coticule and thuringian is a perfect setup in my opinion. I'm not saying that it's THE perfect setup, just one of them. Originally Posted by gratewhitehuntr
I'm gonna list a couple of barber hones tonight (mon)
Cushion Strop (med fine)
Gem (fine)
I just have no use for them really.
I'm selling stuff to trade up to a coticule, Norton 4/8K and maybe a thuringian
I'll keep my Swaty though (now) (It's also exactly what I have....)
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05-12-2009, 01:14 AM #10Know thyself
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Just something to consider, but if you go with a 1K and a BBW/coticule, it'll do the same work as the 4k/8k, and it's can be a less expensive route. Originally Posted by gratewhitehuntr
I'm gonna list a couple of barber hones tonight (mon)
Cushion Strop (med fine)
Gem (fine)
I just have no use for them really.
I'm selling stuff to trade up to a coticule, Norton 4/8K and maybe a thuringian
I'll keep my Swaty though (now)
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