Originally Posted by
Steve56
Oh, I meant to add that if you have trouble with the stone loading up when you're honing certain steels, King makes an 8k 'nagura' that's great for freshening up a synth, and you can make slurry with it too.
At 8k you don't have to worry as much about contaminating 8k or lower stones, you can speed up your honing even on coarser stones with a little 8k slurry, and it smoothes the surface of the hone too. At about $12 from Amazon Prime, it isn't cheap for what it is, but it is a nice accessory.
I use it post-honing to clean the stone too.
Cheers, Steve