Originally Posted by
xMackx
Yeah, I have had my c-nat for awhile and it does take a little while to find how she likes to be used. I have noticed guys with softer stones work best without slurry, and the harder ones work better with slurry. If any of you have the hard variety, the key was to work the slurry and it keeps breaking down into smaller particles. The abrasive agent is soft and chalk like which is why it's slower than other stones, but that's also the reason mine is such a great finisher. Really hard stone, but soft abrasive. So if yours in hard like mine don't refresh the slurry and just keep working it. I can actually feel the difference from start to end. From start it feels very silky, then 40 circles then 50-100 laps it feels really slippery the particles are so fine. So that's my advice, but remember any natural whetstone is going to be finicky until you find how she likes to be treated. Kind of like a women, you have to treat her right before she puts out... a good edge. :)