Thread: Slurry Stone Questions

It’s really not that complicated. Normally you use the same kind of stone to produce slurry, as the hone. The slurry is basically small mud from the stone containing small quartz crystals, or garnets.
The Coticule is only compatible with another Coticule, because the stones polishing effect comes from small garnets, unlike all other stones where it comes from quartz. And Escher stone used on a Coticule won’t work because their honing/ polishing effect isn’t compatible.
Otherwise you are good to mix stones and grit.
If a polishing stone becomes “dull” you can bring it to life again using a lower grid-stone to relap it.
The slurry works the same way, low-grid-slurry produces faster honing capabilities.
Just experiment, if it doesn’t work, you just clean the stones with water again.
I use a Chinese 12K as a rubber stone sometimes, or just to clean the hones. Works fine.
When you buy hones from reliably dealers, they will often supply a slurry stone with the hones.
The better you master the slurry, the more easy the honing will become.Happy Honing!