I have been honing with Welsh slates for a couple of months now and have good results. However, my success is more luck and perseverence than knowledge and skill. After setting bevel on 1k, I move to Dragons Tongue with slurry and dilute about every 10 or 20 laps for a total of 50 to 100 laps. Repeat with Llynn Melynynn. Repeat with the black so called 15k welsh thuringian (for lack of a proper name). My questionion is for those who use and like these stones, what methods work well for you. Slurry or no slurry? Slurry on all stones or just the lower/mid range stones? How many laps? It seems that these naturals are forgiving due to their slow nature, but I have no idea how many laps brings me to the point of diminishing returns. Or am I not lapping enough? I really value the collective wisdom here and look forward to hearing from those who have experience with Welsh slates. Thank you