eli5: why do we have to wet sharpstone?

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I mean, what is the physical reason to use water/oil? What are the practical differences between soaking it and keeping it dry while sharpening a blade?

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I believe it’s because as you remove metal from your edge you want that material to be removed from the new edge that you are creating.

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