Jnats and running water until stiction

[BBS Kirk]

Does anyone do this to gain the most potential for their Jnat? I am testing my new Ozuku and did this and got great stiction at the end. I will test the edge tomorrow.

Just curious what everyone’s experience is with water until stiction on Jnats. What does the edge feel like?

 

[dabrock]

Watching this. I'm doing this on my Imperia stone and I'm curious how this works on other stones.

 

[kcb5150]

I wouldn't feel comfortable running water from a tap onto a jnat continuously.

 

[BBS Kirk]

I wouldn't feel comfortable running water from a tap onto a jnat continuously.

State your rationale, Please.

 

[Herrenberg]

Haven't done it, but it sounds reasonable. Last phase on the finisher should be water, no slurry, and stiction is a good sign, though it doesn't necessarily mean you've reached perfection.

 

[kcb5150]

State your rationale, Please.

It's not like laying water on a stone and just honing. Anything porous that has some fragility there is risk. I have seen things get saturated at different rates in different spots, fissures develop or spread.

 

[cugel]

I don't find using jnats and straight water to be much fun or interesting. I have got some great edges with water but using slurry is much more fun imho.

 

[alex1921]

If you have a soft, self slurrying stone then maybe but with a hard stone? Nope, I finish on varying degrees of slurry until I get the results I am looking for.

 

[stone and strop]

"stiction" is not something I look for, or want.
I have never felt the need to have water running over a stone when honing.

 

[LJS]

As others pointed out, water penetration and stone separation is something to consider and why jnats are often sealed on the sides to prevent this problem.

 

[R7photo]

I say go for , bottom stone sealed

it, of course stone dependent, if sealed should be no issues
Ive done this with my asagi koopa, which is a dream for using handheld,,,

99 percent of time i use traditional way stone on flat surface but all ways finish,,, lots lots water only

 

[buca3152]

I have tried it and didn't find it to be worth anything imo. But the stones I use for finishing aren't softish and don't release slurry. You can thin slurry very easily using other methods. Keep wiping the blade and adding small amounts of water. But I don't think you will ruin your stones unless you drop them in the sink. But then again I use a small spray bottle and my stones don't get wetter than they have to.

 

[BBS Kirk]

Thanks Gents for the replies. The edge was decent. It was a 4/8 and felt nice. I’m not too worried about overuse of the stone. It is a tank and should last a lifetime. If something occurs to it, it will give me more reason to get another Jnat.

 

[JPO]

When the blade starts to stick the force on the bevel raises allot. The coefficient of friction is constant. It does not say anything about the edge.

 

[buca3152]

The feedback or stiction can tell you how the blade will shave once you dial it in. For example a heavy feedback will shave a certain way. Each stone does something different. So knowing how a blade will shave based on the feedback takes a little time but once you have it worked out it's a very reliable way imo.

 

[MasterOfPups]

I sometimes hone until the stone is almost dry, and get a boost in the edge that way on some stones. But I don't like for a blade to get a dragging or sticking feel. A blade that sticks is on the verge of grabbing and skipping, and I've never seen anything good come from that.

 

[Jakebullet]

I’m new to jnats, I bought my first one a week ago and daily honed the same razor trying to learn how to best use it.
The best edge I’ve got so far was my most recent one where I used no slurry, just trickling tap water. I’ve had great results doing this with my coti and Welsh slates too.
I’ve got a long way to go in understanding my stones but yeah water is working great for me.