Originally Posted by
Abscissa
I'm still a little puzzled about the different experiences people get when they use the coticule with or without slurry. Is it the coticules that differes or the people who use them and different technique we use? I did read about Allan who did not developed a slurry before starting honing but his stone was also quite narow and he did something like a hundred strokes? The only thing I can conclude is that the slurry is comming naturally from all these strokes but that is only true if he doesn't clean the stone in the middle of honing.
How much water do you guys use, how soft/hard are your stones, how many strokes? It seems to me that a soft stone and a little water will naturally develop a dense slurry when honing.
Or maybe some stones works better with or without slurry? I don't now, but a clear answer will be great, yet difficult, if not impossible, to come up with, I think.