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I use lather on barber hones all the time but I never tried it on a coticule. I'll have to give that a shot. Thanks!

The advantage of lather over water on a hone such as a Swaty is that the water tends to bead up and get pushed off of the hone, while the lather just gets moved around.

Go here and find the two images of actual Swaty instructions. However, be aware that these are from a Swaty Alumin, which was a two sided hone. Most of the Swatys are homogenous so both sides are...