It may be from a bad batch, but ironically I still have a use for it. Even the C.S. hone is too slow for setting a bevel completely from scratch. Because patience for tedious tasks is not one of my virtues, I tend to fall back to 5 swipes on 1000-grit sandpaper. Hardware stores around me don't carry it, so I've been looking for something else to use instead. I was considering buying a soft Arkansas stone, but they're pretty slow-cutting too. This hone might just do the trick.
Interesting that your Swaty is the finest hone you've ever seen. My Swaty-2 is finer than the Swaty-3, but I still wouldn't call it a finishing hone. It's not as smooth as the Gem, definitely not as smooth as the Lithide. If I had to shave off it, I'd polish the hell out of it with Cr02 first.
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