Quote Originally Posted by STF View Post
Personally I would get a rubbing stone.

Slurry contains released abrasives(garnets) and cuts faster. I may be wrong but burnishing the Coti sounds counter productive to me, to get a nice finish /polish I use either dry or under running water and then strop on fabric and then leather.

Stropping makes a huge difference to a coti edge.

Just my opinion based on only a few weeks with my Coti.
I wouldn't say that it's counter productive, but given the rate they release slurry it's not going to be the same effect as what you'll see with an Arkansas stone. I only suggested it as a method to get the stone to release any grit from the diamond hone or rough/damaged garnets. Using a slurry stone, small Arkansas stone, or something similar and rubbing it under running water to clear the debris should suffice to clean up the surface and is about the limit of how far I would 'burnish' the stone. I guess 'dressing' it would be a better description? But at this point I'm wandering off into the weeds.