Quote Originally Posted by earcutter View Post
With all due respect: this makes no sense to me at all!?

If your face has the final say on what's good, and we all agree that a 12k feels better than an 8k... then a 12k is better than an 8k and a noob should strive to get the best and smoothest edge no?

Can an 8k shave be good? Sure. But do we send out razors to be honed by pros and tell them but wait, I am a noob and can't hone well, so stop at 8k? No! Of course not. We ask to get the best edge they can give us - that means a finishing stone.

So what if a noob can't get an edge off an 8k? If that's the case and they did have a 12, it just means they'll have to go back an extra stone lol!

I started a thread on the logic behind telling noobs to stop at an 8k - I get why people say it kind of. But the reality is, the learning curve on synthetics is pretty fast. Get the 12k now I say - avoid the shipping costs lol! You can always stop at 8 if you want to with a 12. Without one you'll have no other choice lol!
Speakin' the stone cold truth, brutha.