The Col. Conk hone is too abrasive. It's around 1200 grit if memory serves. It's really only useful for major work like ding removal. If you're going the hone route, the Norton 4000/8000 3" is sort of the flagship around here. I use abrasive pastes (boron carbide & chromium oxide) for edge maintenance, but they are more for polishing an existing good edge rather than creating a new one.