Hey Howard,

Nice info, thanks for contributing. Yes I saw Zowada's photos. I tried dry honing, but did not liked the results as much.
Another thing I have been trying, is to backhone on slurry after setting the bevel on a DMT, and then finish with a normal stroke on water. The results were very good, but I 'd have to build more experience with that approach and compare it to my regular honing paradigm, before I could confirm if there's any real advantage.