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Yes, I water down the hone, and with ever stroke I make sure I am pushing some water and slurry off the side of the hone. Also every 5 laps or so I touch the razor to a towel to drain off the water...

For me I have no trouble controlling the slurry. So if I want it there, I do a certain kind of stroke to keep it topside. It is hard to explain and probably comes from practice.


As for the...

I have had and sold a few J-nats and presently have two. For my finishing hone (an Ohira Suita with lots of renge in it), I wet the surface and work up a slurry with my DMT 1200. I may or may not add...