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Im not saying spit is the way to go, I just felt like mentioning a method I was taught that stayed away from water and oil, plus it can produce a sharp edge on anything. Keep in mind several readers...

"I don't see the benefits on any stone"......the benefits are two fold, spit is like oil, it is thicker so it picks up the metal filings and grit during honing. IMO what makes it better than water is...

"Wonders out of all the First Post topics that you could have chosen, how you came up with this one" ...ahh just thought I would put the idea out there. while I understand you cant use spit on...

I've seen plenty of posts of water vs oil and even more about slurries yet i haven't seen a single post which mentions spit as the lubricant on a whetstone. I know it sounds childish but the...