Hello All, I hope you can help me with this.
I just purchased these stones http://www.amazon.com/Japanese-Masahiro-Sharpen-Whetstones-24C/dp/B001OKJY84/ref=pd_sim_hi_37 and I'm not sure how exactly I should use them. It is advertised as a whetstone, so do I use oil on it? Or can I soak it in water like a water-stone? I'm sure they are man-made stones and I don't know what they're made out of, so I don't want them to dissolve if I soak them in water. There is really no information on the net about these stones that I can find, but I will look even harder if I have to or I will take pictures of them if for some reason that would help. Any advice on this would be awesome. I am very new (like 5 minutes) to this forum but I've read countless threads on here and decided to sign up and try to get help with this. I apologize in advance is this is a ridiculous question and Thanks in advance to anyone who can help!
I just purchased these stones http://www.amazon.com/Japanese-Masahiro-Sharpen-Whetstones-24C/dp/B001OKJY84/ref=pd_sim_hi_37 and I'm not sure how exactly I should use them. It is advertised as a whetstone, so do I use oil on it? Or can I soak it in water like a water-stone? I'm sure they are man-made stones and I don't know what they're made out of, so I don't want them to dissolve if I soak them in water. There is really no information on the net about these stones that I can find, but I will look even harder if I have to or I will take pictures of them if for some reason that would help. Any advice on this would be awesome. I am very new (like 5 minutes) to this forum but I've read countless threads on here and decided to sign up and try to get help with this. I apologize in advance is this is a ridiculous question and Thanks in advance to anyone who can help!
