Originally Posted by
Vasilis
The 800 grit stone is close enough to the 1000 grit stone, it can be counted as an 1k. If you can set your bevel on the 800, you can try one stone honing, and as far as I know with my Japanese stones, it doesn't take too long. The method is known as one stone honing, but as I said earlier, I think it would be much more helpful to you if you get something in the 3-5k, even 6k if fast enough, range. If you follow your 800 stone with a 2000 grit, it will need like 5 strokes to refine the edge to one of a 2000 stone, and from there to your asagi, it will need extra work. But it you use a progression 800- say 4k, and then the Nakayama, it will save you both time and stone. Anyway, that's my opinion. Good luck whatever you choose.