Quote Originally Posted by celticcrusader View Post
I think you are reading my question incorrectly, there's nothing wrong with the 20K it works perfectly well I use it to hone hundreds of razors each year, and the stone gets lapped on a regular basis, I'm just wondering does the stone absorb any water as it doesn't appear to.
Jamie, why not let it dry completely, weight it, then give it a soak for say 15-30 minutes, wipe it off and re-weigh it? A sensitive scale should tell you the answer.

Cheers, Steve