English, are you honing on the Suita with water only or are you creating a slurry with a diamond plate for example? If you're using water only, is the Suita softer than an Asagi, then for those who know? For the harder Japanese polishing stones like an Asagi, isn't it customary to hone with slurry and some would argue depending on the particular hone slurry is essential?

Chris L