My point is that the 8K is a polisher. Once its done the job, stop. The 8K will never need 100 strokes to do its job.
Right on. At this grit level, you're just polishing (IE removing
striations from the previous stone), not sharpening. Since the
8k is a fast cutter to boot, you're looking at 10-15 strokes at
most.

- Scott