MarkAU said:
It definitely does. I'd say that the particular stone's feedback is
fully revealed when you're working with only water on it. I couldn't get used to it when I bought my La Grosse Blanche coticule, it really felt like a little polished piece of marble, compared to La Dressantes I'd had previously experience with. Rubbing one Coticule against another, or with a slurry stone improves its feedback on water only. Worked nicely for my LGB - thanks Emmanuel.
Other thing is, that when you start to really max out keenness on water, with enough light laps, there's a feeling of slight stickiness between edge and a stone. I consider this as an advanced marker, I only start to get to this stage.
MarkAU said:
Increasing amount of laps definitely helps. Seems logical, if the stone works slower. Marker on the edge is useful for checking if you have full contact with the stone along the edge - trust me, water-only laps do work.
regards,
Matt