Thread: Do you clean your nat after honing

I always rinse every stone after using it. I also rinse each blade well after coming off a stone before moving to the next stone.

Originally Posted by lz6

I always rinse every stone after using it. I also rinse each blade well after coming off a stone before moving to the next stone.

I am absolutely anal about that. One of the reasons I bought single grit norton 4 & 8 rather than the combo.

I think I have made history by starting this thread...
I have finally found something everyone agrees on.
Stingray

Like Birnando, I clean my hones with tap water. Generally I hold the hone upside-down over the sink and lift water in a cupped hand to it so that the swarf rinses away with gravity. Seems less messy that way, too.