thanks for the quick response

just like all arts or techniques im sure there is a debate on every element. however seems like as long as im careful the towel should be ok, but i think i will experiment with just runnings some water to remove the junk

does the water on your blade screw you up at all? seems like water drops would be falling. but as long as it works for you thats awesome and ill give it a try

thanks again for the info