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And I'm going to have to go back to trying full lather (fortunately I've been using Williams exclusively this week) on a few hones and blades.

It depends on the hone, though I do prefer the terms "porous" and "non-porous," as I consider them to be more accurate. There are barber hones of each type. The former beads water on the surface...

Consider the difference in friction between a wet hone and a dry hone. A hone with beaded water is pretty much going to work like a dry hone because the beads usually get pushed right off the hone. ...

Wikipedia defines surface tension as such...
"Surface tension is the elastic tendency of liquids which makes them acquire the least surface area possible. Surface tension is an important property...

That has never been my intent, but I have seen this response of surface tension representing resistance in past threads as well. I need to stop adding to the confusion and come up with a different...

The surface tension to which I was referring was the tendency for non porous hones to bead water. The result of this is that the first stroke pretty much pushes all the water off the hone. A bit of...

A few barber hones that I have give instructions for repeatedly coating the hone with lather, letting it dry in place, and then wiping it off. Afterward it was to be used dry or with water. I think...