Thread: Help while waiting for my Nakayama to get here

sure i can do so and will be happy. what i mean in my early reply Nakayama (at least what i have ) is different then escher,coticule etc. when they stay longer time period contact with water it starts to brake down small peaces(from the bottom of the stone). it just comes off. To avoid this you will need to use nakayama and then dry it. next option i think was painting. i did use nail polisher but didn't work. that is why i said i am going to paint mine. hope this clears a little.

Unless you have tried making slurry with a diamond plate, I'm pretty sure what you think is slurry is actually steel off of your razor! On any hone, steel in the water on top of the hone looks like what you show in the photo.

Edit: I re-read your post and realize that you don't have the hone yet. The pattern of the slurry is typical of Japanese strokes on a hone. I know there is another term for Japanese strokes but I can't think of it right now but if you watch the Livi honing video you will see it. Basically it's like doing circles but more of just a back and forth motion. That slurry is almost definitely steel. You really won't know how well it works on razors until you have it in your hands.