yeah, in the grand scheme of things i doubt i will regularly bring my knives over 4000 (maybe just a few). i only have one shaving razor and i wanted to keep the price of maintenance supplies down (but knowing me and sharp things, i doubt this will be the last razor i buy ). my goal is "best bang for the buck". i can pick up a new 6k king stone for about $30, but the 8k stones are $60+ and i will still need a 0.5 chrome oxide and plain leather strop. my thinking is how often will need 8k grit which is the same as 3 micron diamond . i can build 4 leather bench strops for about $20-$40 and probably load 3 of them with abrasives for about the same.

i was thinking about using this succession:
1. 4000 king stone w/nagura
2. 3 micron diamond on leather
3. 1 micron diamond on leather
4. 0.5 micron chromium oxide
5. plain leather

i figured that i will be mostly maintaining the razor with the chromium oxide and plain leather, is that correct?