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Josh,

We're all buddies here:), no need to be shy about standing your ground. Your observations are well developed, and backed by loads of experience (surely more than mine in pure razor honing),...

I just got the info from that Belgian stone resource page, and they seemed to think the garnet crystals could be given a label of 15 micron with out much worry of variation, so that what I was basing...

Maybe the leading edge abrasion does smooth out the cutting edge, but essentially that means dulling the blade a bit. Different strokes I suppose.

I'd like to be in on whatever tests you...

Well, I change the water when I "think" I see a haze building. Surely overkill, just for the sake of precaution, so It may not be as bad as I've made it out to be.



"The traditional yellow...

Ah, I see, it very well could be that mine is a softer specimen. In order to maintain a "just water" set of strokes, I have to change the water every twenty strokes or so.

The commonly agreed on...

First, I agree! I cant seem to stop myself from hypothesizing and formulating test procedures.

Second, maybe the water doesn't "release" the garnets, but what garnets are loosened by the blade are...

I am basing this on a visual inspection of the honed edge. Honed with water leaves a smooth finish but the scratch pattern is obvious under magnification, dry leaves less scratching, almost mirror...

And, dry honing doesnt remove nearly as much material, which means more time spent practicing and less chance for mistake while learning.

Also the results are a finer edge than that of the same...