Naniwa 220 specialty stone creating a paste quickly?

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So yesterday my water stones arrived (yeah!) and as with everything new it also created some questions.
I started off with the 220 to set a clean new bevel on a Claude dozorme cappucine and for the first try it was okay, though I was a bit underwhelmed by the aggressiveness or lack thereof of the 220 (well, it is not a diamon hone).
That is not the issue however... The issue is that the stone is creating a thick paste like slurry quickly which also dries rather fast ... Is this normal? I am sort of afraid that I am using too much pressure when moving into the stone with the edge. Maybe I also use not enough water, though the specialty stones are supposed to be splash and go and I reapply water every now and then.
I read the thread about "teach me about water stones" and read up on some other stuff as well as YouTube, but I am still confused. ;)
The stones were flattened and the 800 doesn't produce this as much..
So any pointers in the right direction are appreciated...
 
Sounds normal for a coarse waterstone. Try using more water and lighter pressure.
 
With the more coarse waterstones I tend to emphasize the trailing portion of each pass and make the leading portion as light as possible - enough to still maintain contact. The trailing portion does 80% (at a guess) of the work.

Too much paste tends to slow the grind rate, so I like to keep them well rinsed as much as practical. Emphasizing the trailing component seems to reduce mud formation somewhat and keep it grinding rapidly for longer stretches.
 
Well just a quick update, after soaking th stones first and making sure to splash more water on them in shorter intervals as well as reducing th pressure, the results seem to improve notably. Thanks for the help!

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