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Well, the water might not be absorbed into the stone, but it definitely disappears faster on some stones rather than others, which makes me think that it isn't evaporation.

I'm going to try an...

Really? That's interesting -- I always assumed that some of the water was seeping into the stone. Anyway, I stand corrected! The asagi still seems to "lose" water faster, which makes for a more...

Thanks! There's so many here who have boxes and boxes of nice hones that I am a little reluctant to post pictures of my tiny collection, but I will try to post more as I have time.

The Escher...

Just thought I'd share some photos of two hones that I'm using a lot these days.

The first is a Nakayama Asagi that I got from Alex Gilmore. It doesn't have any stamps or other markings, but...