Waterstones: How To Maintain Japanese Waterstones With Lapping

Waterstones need maintenance like knives need maintenance. Japanese waterstones need lapping to work right. Learn waterstone lapping here! If you have decided to buy Japanese waterstones for your sharpening arsenal then you will also need to be prepared to learn how to properly sharpen your knives on them AND you will also need to learn how to properly maintain your waterstones in order to keep the surface of the waterstones flat and as level as possible. This is done through a process call “lapping.”