I've gotten bored with creating squeegie sharp edges with my Shapton 16k so decided to try my hand at some restoration type honing...such as that described in the Wiki about honing an eBay or damaged blade.

In the course of searching for a low grit bevel setting stone I ran across a site which suggested you only need 3 Shapton stones...a 1k, 6k, and 16k for razors. My question for experienced Shapton users is which is better for the initial bevel set...a 1k or 2k? Until I wear it out I'll continue to use my Norton 4/8k between the bevel grit and the 16k. I can only afford one stone at this time so what say the experts...from the 1k to the Norton or a few more laps on a 2k?

I know more than a few of you use the DMT to set a bevel so I'll try to head off those type posts by saying I'm trying to eventually go all Shapton.