Newbie with questions about buying hones.
I guess I should give a little history first.
I've been wet shaving for about a year and a half. For the last 7-8 months I've been shaving with straight razors. (My wife says we can afford all the money I'm saving since I started wet shaving: sarcasm)
I've been touching up my blades with lapping film. I've never used stones. I just bought a used Shapton stone I belive to be 12k probably from the M5 series. I know grit rating doesn't mean anything from one manufacturer to the next.
My question is should I just add a norton 1k/4k or 4k/8k. Do I really need an 8k Do I need an 8k?
Or just be patient save to buy a shapton 1k and 5k.