Originally Posted by
iamentropy
I've been floating around the forums for a bit, but I'm new to the world of straight razors and honing. I recently received the three stone set that open_razor sells on eBay (the chinese water stone and then the white 5k and 8k stones). The notes say that the white hones work with water, but my question is if I should soak them first. From the forum posts it sounds like I should, but there were others that made it sound like only some needed soaking. I want to make sure I do this correctly especially since my first straight shave will be with one that I hone (at least that's the plan). I realize I'm probably setting myself up for disappointment, but I want to give it a shot before sending one of my blades out to Lynn or someone else to work them over.
Thanks for your help.
Bob