To answer yes you can. Me and Lynn were just talking about testing some hones and shaving off an 8K. But with the advance in technology the question would be why, If it is financial understood. But with all the methods out there to get a finer edge some very inexpensive ways and some very expensive why would you. I have tested some Iwasaki Kamisori 1- chou gake which are honed up to a Shapton 30k and let me tell you there is not a sharper edge out there. Now if I can just figure out how they do it lol