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I've found that to be true as well & these days, for touchups & finishing I'm normally just doing 15-20 pigtails followed by 5-10 x-strokes on the slurry. No dilution or water--the edge is super...

Mine is quite fast on water, so lately, I'm test shaving off of light slurry & if I want to try more, I'm trying a 3-2-1 a la Glen's approach to the Shapton 30k (another fast cutting high grit hone)....

Anyone else tried the Iwasaki water only parallel finishing? How does it work & how long do you spend doing it? I read something like 15 minutes. :dropjaw: Couldn't imagine honing for that long...