Quote Originally Posted by Srdjan View Post
I have a few that do this, but I never finish on water, they are fine enough and finished on slurry they produce the comfortable edge that I like. These stones don't really burnish to the point where the surface becomes glassy (like you can see a reflection in them). Some people, whose razors I have finished this way, on slurry, told me they would prefer a sharper edge and finishing on water would do just that. To me, those edges are too sharp and uncomfortable, so I just don't do it for myself.

As I have 3 bench sized jnats of three different hardnesses, maybe we could trade? PM me if you'd like... save us both some money we don't have [emoji16]
Same for me. The only JNats I finish on clear water with are the softer ones. Occasionally I will do a few strokes on clear water with a harder JNat but it's very few or the edge is uncomfortable for me. If the stones are used with slurry they won't burnish, the surface will stay slightly matte. Used with straight water the harder stones always burnish up. Some get that sticky feel and some don't. It's also more likely that you'll get that stiction if your razor has a very straight edge rather than a smiling edge.