Thread: Thirsty 8K Naniwa

I have a set of Naniwas 1,5,8 &12K. They work very well.

One thing I have noticed, is that the 8K stone sucks up water MUCH faster than the other ones, and I need to wet it much more regularly than the other Nani's.

Has anyone else found this with their 8K?

Thanks

Mine is the same way-- not sure why. I just spray mine more often than the others as I use it.

I can't tell if mine absorbs the water or if it just runs off more easily. Either way, I definitely add more water to the 8k than my 5k.

Thanks Benjamin.

Yep, it really is a thirsty one, but it does not seem to affect my honing too much, even though I would assume there is some swelling in the hone due to the large amount of water it takes in. Let's just hope it swells uniformly! LOL

Originally Posted by holli4pirating

I can't tell if mine absorbs the water or if it just runs off more easily. Either way, I definitely add more water to the 8k than my 5k.

Mine definitely absorbs more water. I've tried just wetting them all at the same time, and not honing with them, and the 8K drinks up the water much, much faster than my other 3 Nani's.

mine started being thursty a year after I bought it

But it never was so I had to soak him. Usually I spritz twice or thrice during honing on the SS 8k. It´s a very nice stone (maybe my favourite!)

That's weird...maybe your 8K became a raging alcoholic after a year of being scraped with razor blades, and now she's very thirsty! Mine just came out of the box an alcoholic and loves drinking every drop I give it!

I noticed that myself, but I thought it must be my imagination...

I'm glad to read that others have noticed the same thing.

Originally Posted by BlacknTan

I noticed that myself, but I thought it must be my imagination...

I'm glad to read that others have noticed the same thing.

That's funny, this is exactly the reason why I waited a while to post it, I also thought I was imagining things! LOL