Hi guys,

I have been reading over a million threads here and am trying to get my brain around which hone(s) makes themost sense for shaping and bevel setting for both razors and potentially knives. I already have a King 1200, Norton 4/8, an Ohira asagi saikokyu and Shuobudani asagi/mizo, and a Hideriyama suita renge on the way (and a DMT220 and some nasty two-tone grey garage oil/water stone in the garage).

I should say that I am trying to make razors, so this is more than normal bevel setting. I have been looking at the Sigma 240 and 1000, Naniwa 400 and 1000, and the Amakusa red and white (binsui) as potential options. I'm also running out of money (and my local supplier's Nani 400 are expensive... may have to ship from US). I also like the look of the JNS series in this range.

I don't have any Japanese knives yet, but I am making a deba-like knife out of O1, which has been shaped so far by the grey brick and DMT220. It was a concave grind, but I may make it into a double bevel, but it's really a chicken bone knife like a triangular cleaver.

Can anyone offer advice in this range, and for this duty?