Quote Originally Posted by SailorJ View Post
one thing that keeps me wondering is that while I can get a wonderful edge out of finishing with about 25-50 x-strokes on pure water thuri, I have found that creating a slurry will sometimes diminish the edge (with as few as 5 strokes).
Given that you have been using a coticule and a thuringian, I'm rather confused as to why you would be wondering.

The slurry of both of these increases the cutting capacity of each. When you follow your pure water strokes with slurried strokes, it is the equivalent of dropping to a lower grit hone in a synthetic progression.

Don't do that and you'll be fine with your "wonderful edge!"