Quote Originally Posted by christophe View Post
Second, I really like to have enough water on top of the stone so that I can watch the waves and ripples while honing. Plus I lap them before and after each time, because they are fairly new. So they are constantly exposed to water (running while lapping, lying on top while honing).
Would you consider that soaking? (Or is soaking only when you fully immerse it in water for 5+ minutes?)
That is fine, it's only if you leave it to immerse it in water for long time like a norton that the binder could get damaged.