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    Is slurry necessary to get a good edge? I've always just used clear water when honing on my Nortons and I can get a good shave WTG and ATG. Just wondering if I'm not honing the right way.

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    Slurry is absolutely not necessary with the Norton's to produce a nice shaving edge in my opinion.

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    If it works for you, then your fine. A slurry is not necesary. It does help speed things along though on naturals.
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    As said above, using slurry can drastically cut down on the time spent. It will make the stone cut much faster. However, like Lynn said, it's not necessary to get a good shaving edge, it just helps to do it quicker. I finish on plain water anyways after i've done most of the cutting with the slurry on the hone.
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    For fear of misquoting, an intelligent man once said that; "slurry is a tool."
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    Key is knowing how to use a particular tool, reading and experimentation is what it takes. I've come to a point that I don't use slurry very often on synthetics (naniwa & shapton gs's). I experiment on my own razors from time to time when I have time to teach myself a few things. When I do use slurry, my favorite slurry to date is generated with a coti bout & I only use it to 8K.

    I agree 100% that slurry's are great on naturals though...I like to start with slurry from that stone and then dilute a few times to a clear stone.
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    I didn't notice anyone mention it, so I will. Yes, slurry makes some things cut faster, but in the end when you are finishing with a particular stone, slurry can interfere with getting the most sharpness potential from that stone. Whether it's your last stone, or just one within a progression, in general you want to finish without slurry and just use water.

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