Originally Posted by
kaptain_zero
Wearing your stone is unavoidable, slurry may or may not be beneficial to the honing process for you, it's a personal thing, based on your style of honing. I frequently use slurries to speed up honing, but I always seem to finish with clean water as I find slurries produce less desirable results for a finish.
Your Naniwa is good for lots and lots of razors.... I know I'll never wear mine out in my lifetime, but guys like Lynn and Glen who hone for $, actually hone enough to wear them to the point of needing replacement.... but it takes a LOT of razor honing.
Regards
Christian