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I like it well. It's hard and seemed to work very well with what little experience I have with razor hones. I have even tried it with Belgian Coticule slurry and figured it and the Swaty would play...

By lapping you mean using my razor on it? If that is the question, then yes. If you mean have I put it on a flat stone with a lapping screen to get it absolutely flat, that answer is no. If you...

Here you go Ron, pictures. The top one is a close up of the Pike Emerald. Notice that there is a Northern Pike fish in the TM. Second picture is of the Emerals Pike next to a 8000 grit honing...

Thanks Ron, and Jimmy! Ron, you forgot I have a 1" X 30" belt sander, so I can probably put on a 120 or 220 grit, and kiss the edges of the stones. They both have those small "flakes". Kind or...

Back on track of the OP, me, the Franz Swaty might be alright as a touch up stone, but that would be about the limit of it's use? What about the Pike Emerald Green stone I also got in this deal? ...

I got in the Franz Swaty stone today, nice shape, nice and flat. Also, along with it was an Emerald Pike. Very nice flat stone, but defenitely emerald green. Anyone ever heard of them?

That wonderful read was here: http://straightrazorpalace.com/honing/54222-little-honing-shaving-fun.html

Logic and science confirm the best cuts are the "cleanest" lines on the instrument that is...

I was just reading this morning where Glen (gssixgun), had honed 4 razors, same make and model for a guy and with different methods, and shipped them to him for his own evalutaion. It was an...

I won a Franz Swaty stone, along with another similar stone on eBay, and now I would ask if there would be any reason to buy a Chinese water stone, that is about 23.99 since it and the Swatzy are...

Sorry, Zib, I had only searched in the "hones" sub forums only figuring that would be the logical place to find it. So, if these are so plentiful, then a lot of folks must have thought rather highly...

I just did. All I got in this search for this sub-group was you and Utopian and myself. I'm sure Swaty was well used by barbers.

I was looking at a honing stone that was a Franz Swaty made in Austria. He has no idea what grit it is. Anyone ever hear of one? I've seen it, and it's kind of light tan color, a little like...