Puff,

You're right that the slurry stone is wearing my hone, but I'm not sure that I want to stop using it. Without the slurry, the blue Belgian is a lot slower. I'd end up doing many, many more strokes on it, which would then lead to more wear from the razor. It might be six of one, half dozen of another.

Now that you mention it, though, I am going to try using a thinner slurry and see if it gives the same result. I have been using a very thick slurry because I assumed it was better.

On the subject of lapping, I always lap with water, no matter what hone I'm working on. It keeps the DMT from getting clogged with powder from the hone.

Josh