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I can relate! :)
A bunch of us are a bit obsessive. :)

How much? I used to be a cost accountant so.....it would cost a consumer less to purchase a modern manmade hone. The materials costs are much higher now than they were in the 1970's. I paid approx...

You have an authentic Swaty. There are 3 lines of text and the last line includes the country of manufacture.
Austria or Jugoslavia ( spelling is correct.).

Most of the hones made by the American Hone Company are basically shellac and some abrasive.
I bought the recipes from Charles Johnson, the owner of the American Hone company, a number of years ago....

The Pike Swaty is not from Austria or Jugoslavia ( spelling is correct). It and the hone from the American hone company are knockoffs made from an inferior abrasive.
IMHO, the Apart hone is finer...

Yes, the American Hone Company did make hone labeled "Three Line Swaty" but it was far from the Swaty's made in eastern Europe. The abrasives used by the AHC were the normal aluminum oxide and...