Quote Originally Posted by leadduck View Post
I seem to have a problem keeping my stone wet. Even soaking it overnight, I have to add water more frequently than I feel like I should. It occurs to me that keeping a trickle of water running on the stone while honing could keep it hydrated. Is this sound reasoning or would it create issues I haven't thought of?
I have this issue with my Norton 4K -- it's just plain thirsty... every ten passes I have to put down the razor and shpritz the stone... again. Lengthy soaking doesn't help. So, I tried what you've suggested: hone on top of it's storage case, in sink, under faucet.

Pros: A slowly-dripping spigot works well, and keeps the surface wet.
Cons: A steady stream of water is not so good, 'cuz (AFAICT) it tends to come between the blade's edge and the stone... unless you correspondingly increase the pressure, which is self-defeating. Also, I live in fear of hitting the spigot with any part of the blade (OK, "fear" is a good motivator for staying aware, but I can do without it).

In the end, I "bite the bullet" and just keep shpritzing!