Do you have a recommendation on the type of water to use?
Put another way, is there any reason not to use any of the following:
1. Distilled water
2. Softened water (I have an installed water softener)
3. Hard water from tap.
1. Distilled water
2. Softened water (I have an installed water softener)
3. Hard water from tap.
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Gernerally you can use any type of water.
To hard water may clock the sharpening stones after awhile especially when you have a warm climate or dry air from an AC. This will evaporate the water in a higher rate and the lime will start to clock the stone and make the surface less effective. I have discovered this in e.g. Italy where the SB-250 Blackstone Silicone was quitewhite due the lime that coated the stone. In this case, when you have hard water, I would choose to use the softened water or the use of partly distilled water or just cook the water and cool the water before use.