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That's fine by me. I didn't decide it was a good or bad idea, I only asked the question and got that answer.

Besides, it's not the adhesive 'being glue' that's the problem, it's more...

As it was told to me by a Shapton rep and a Naniwa rep on separate occasions...

If you use wet and dry paper, there is a chance that when the paper breaks down small 'flakes' of adhesive backed...

It's SOP (Standard Operating Procedure) for almost every single Japanese made waterstone that is commercially available to the best of my knowledge. Maybe a little rough on the higher grit stones,...