Hi All
Just looking for some basic advice on water stone prep before using for the first time. I bought my first water stone for honing the blades on my new LN planes - I settled on a King KDS 1000/6000 stone. I plan to use the stone with a veritas honing jig but I am confused about how to prepare and store this combo stone.
Should I:
- Store the 1000 grit submerged but leave the 6000 out of the water?
- Place the stone on edge so that a portion of both 1000 and 6000 sides are partially submerged?
- Submerge the entire stone in water?
- Store dry and simply soak the entire stone for 15 minutes or so before using each time?
** my shop is heated so I dont face any risk with freezing the stone.
I also purchased a small Nagura stone for creating a slurry on the 6000 grit stone before using, but I am wondering if I can use the same stone to prepare the 1000 grit side as well?
Thanks for any advice you can offer...
TomD