Quote Originally Posted by Utopian View Post
It depends on the hone, though I do prefer the terms "porous" and "non-porous," as I consider them to be more accurate. There are barber hones of each type. The former beads water on the surface while the latter will soak up water placed on its surface.

Ed your hone looks to be a variant similar to a Swaty. I would assume that water beads up on it.
From memory it does. Though I haven't wetted it for a while. Normally I just lather it, use it and then wipe it down on a towel.
I could give it a try tonight.

I remember reading that barber hones are hard work to lap but my atoma ate this one.