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Never experienced the soaking effect of sharpie. I always go over the stone till all the maker is gone, then just give it a few more rubs.

Hasn't impacted the surface at all. No residual ink or...

I thought about pencil, but I did not want it to wash off. Sharpie stays until it is rubbed off.

Did you have this experience with the pencil?

Pics are not there but I can say this.

Draw a grid on your stone with a carpenters square and a sharpie.

I use 100 grit on a 12k Chinese wet and I just go around in circles until the lines are...