Thread: Chinese water stone question

I got my Chi-Com stone from Woodcraft, and I think they have better stones than other vendors selling a like stone. I would never, ever buy one from somewhere like eBay. I also use a slurry stone cut from another Chi-Com stone that produces a milky-white slurry. After honing with 4000 and 8000 grit stones, I do 100 very light (low pressure) laps, continually thinning the slurry until I'm using nothing more than plain water.

Something else I've tried is spreading maybe three drops of liquid CROX on the surface of the wet stone instead of a slurry. It seems to work with very hard blades.