Originally Posted by
apipeguy
Okay, in my shopping cart from SRD I have placed the Norton 4000/8000 as a starter stone, as the cost is about the same as one Naniwa stone. I also have a 12000 Naniwa for finishing and a Norton flattening stone.
Does this sound like a good place to start? See what I like and then go from there. I have always believed in crawl, walk, run but also believed in purchasing good tools.