Quote Originally Posted by Iceni View Post
I'm not going to bite If your hone a lot then yes you can tell the difference, If your new to honing as the OP is then he should concentrate on the 8K edge. If you can't shave from 8K then you can't shave from 12K, And as such the 12K can wait until a time when he can shave from the 8K.
The OP was looking at the same set of hones that you have, I believe. I think I should have added to my post that if you have a Naniwa 12K, why would you stop honing at the 8K level??