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Imanishi wet stones

Hello all,

I decided to take a chance and pick up the Imanishi #4000 & #8000 water stones from Lee Valley: http://www.leevalley.com/en/wood/page.aspx?p=67088&cat=51&ap=1, they can also be viewed at this website: http://www.fine-tools.com/bester.html. I used a granite tile and 220 wet/dry to flatten, rinsed the stones, added some water, and then proceeded to basically push water back and forth with the razor. I was wondering if the water should be turning grey as that is what I was expecting :confused1 ,it seems that I didn't really do anything. Sending the razor out is not an option.

Thank you for your help :blush:

Shane
 
If you are removing steel grey should be evident somewhere weather it is on the hone or in the water. I am not familiar with the iminashi stones, they might just be slow hones.
 
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