Hi,

I've had a set of Naniwa's in the past. I didn't like the feel of them all that much and the size of 8x3 was kind of large. I never really learned them either. That being said a Norton 4/8 is the same size.. a little disadvantage for me. My king 1k is an ideal size for me.. so I was looking and I can get a 4/8k of either brands for the same price. The kings would be single stones the same size as my king 1k. The Norton a combo. I really enjoy the width of the Kings but if performance of the Norton is that much better I'm of course going to get it. I'm really torn on this one...

Some opinions on either brand over the other..

And just because I know someone is going to say it.. I don't want a set of Naniwa's or shapton glass..

Thanks.