Okay, so meeting with some fellow shave nuts this weekend has me wanting to start down the honing path. Looking at the Lee Valley sight there are a number of options to choose from, all but one of which top out with an 8k stone. This makes me think they are marketing to knife sharpeners rather than razor enthusiasts.
I have also been thinking about lapping films as a way to "touch up" my blades, either to prolong the edges, or as a means of keeping the professionally honed edges up to snuff.
There is one set of stones (Sigmas) at Lee Valley that goes all the way to 13k, and that is how I am leaning at the moment.
I am wondering if I should start with purchasing the coarser grits and work up to the higher ones as needed, or start at the higher grits and work down as I start to get more into resto work.
Thoughts?