Jnats... best guide for getting started?
My Karasu arrived and I'd did maybe 200-250 laps with just water on my Morris sculptor edge. Was interesting. Took about 100-150 laps before I got any noticeable "slurry" off it. Water just started to look slightly carbonated. A glance at 100 and I saw that it was tiny silica? particles. Another 100 or so laps and the water looked clear, but the particles were still visible under magnification (the reduction of size with use that everyone talks about I suppose). The thing cuts super slow. I had some 4k scratches left in it and it basically just misted them up. No idea what grit it is, but it's finer than my swaty at least.
What's the best place to read about technique using this. I just toyed around with it really, but a few questions immediately:
1. Once I get a slurry going should I let it dry completely, or just reduce the amount of water I add and keep it just barely moistened, or something else?
2. When finished if the stone is close to dry (maybe 30sec-1min away) should I wipe it off or let it air dry?
Thanks in advance.
See my album for pics Or my thread in show and tell.