Quote Originally Posted by nun2sharp View Post
Same thing happens to me when I move up the grits. Once the bevel is set, its just a matter of polishing, when the blade is as polished as it can get on any particular stone the water runs up the edge and onto the blade. Then you move up a notch/grit and repeat the process. When you move up a grit you start to polish the edge even finer, so it will push the water
until the edge is polished sufficiently to allow the water to run up the blade.
WOW! That explains a lot! This should be stuck. It's a great guideline to use when determining when to move to the next stone.