Quote Originally Posted by Speedster View Post
If you have viewed Glen's "Naniwa Honing" Parts I, II, and III on YT, he suggests soaking the SS variety for a few minutes before honing to "let them stabilize." We are not talking about keeping them in a well here like with his King stone, but just putting the next stone in the progression in some water while honing on the current stone. So the soak time is really just a few minutes, like < 10. I also do as he does and lap each stone with 5 or so figure 8's before my blade hits the stone. This keeps each hone flat as a matter of practice.
Yup, was aware of how Glen does soak his SS Naniwas but I just spray and hone which seems to work too. Rarely do I lap my Naniwas after the first time as I use exclusively X strokes and watch the water move up the blade as I go. I just clean my Naniwas with a small stone that came with them, Nagura? possibly.

This is what happens when you learn to hone on your own, you just find a way that works for you. Not that my way of doing it is right but it works for me.

Bob