Ok I bit the bullet and rubbed my ohira on my asagi, getting just a smidgen of mud on each stone. I went ahead and started my regular finishing routine of 20 to 30 laps on the Ohira. Right away things felt VERY different (yes many of you tried to tell me this ) and when I looked at the edge I was amazed to see that I was already past what the coti usually did, and thats my next stone... So I just went ahead and skipped it and went straight to the asagi. Again the very different feeling, like the stone became grittier without being gritty... Ya I'm sure those that use slurry all the time know what I'm talking about. Well I just found my new rotation :P

Ok here goes the Question and Answers part...

I see that the white natural nagura is suposed to be the finest of the slurry stones. Would I get a better result from using the slurry stone or rubbing my two stones together? What would extend the life of my stones better?

I'm going to get one of these stones and try it anyway as I tend to learn better by doing (even if it's a dismal failer) things more than trying to read the instructions

Also is this an Advanced topic or Basic? I personally thought it was above the basics so here it is Please move it if I'm in Error