While I have a few hones above the 8K that I like to use: I've said this for years and I'll say it again. "If I were to drop and break any of my higher grit hones, I could easily live off of an 8K edge. However if I were to drop and break my Norton 4/8K hone, I'd eat peanut butter sandwiches day in and day out until I could afford another 4/8K".

There is absolutely nothing wrong with an 8K edge and I mean an 8K edge/not an 8K edge that's been stropped on CrOx or such. Plain and Simple.

Just my two bits.