Originally Posted by
khaos
There's a chart in there, but bear in mind that a Norton 4k = Shapton 3k, and Norton 8k = Shapton 5 or 6k, so I think things are a little messed up. I feel the Shapton 8k should be in the polisher section and the Norton 8k is border line in the sharpening section but I guess thats just how whoever wrote that uses them. However the 4k/8k should do you well for now, and you can get a Chinese 12k if you want. You'll need patience though. I would recommend a coticule. They're a little faster, and from what I've seen and been told some people go Norton 1k 4k 8k coticule chinese from dull as a brick to beautiful (I was given the option to try this, but due to limited time and razors opted to try the finish straight off of a coticule- which is amazing in my opinion, and straight off and Escher- which is even better). SOOOO. Pick your poison.