I am going to buy a shapton pro 1000 stone because
my naniwa ss 800 is too soft for me and too slow.

I also need a middle stone. I have a naniwa 3000ss.
It's a soft stone. Actually I am not sure if I need to
buy a new intermediate stone. I use 01, A2 and HSS
steel(plane blades). Anyone have an opinion on the naniwa 3000ss
on tougher steels like A2 and HSS? Should I replace
it?

My thought was:

Shapton pro 1000>getting a burr
intermediate stone?
Naniwa 8000ss >polishing
Okudo nashiji >finishing polishing

I am not interested in shapton pro 2000 stone. I would have liked
if Shapton had the pro stone in 3000 grit. So I am thinking of the
pro 5k, but the jump is quite big.

I was thinking if I used a low grit slurry(Iyo?)stone on the 5000,
that could make the jump easier and me not needing to spend
a lot of time on the 5000 stone.

Maybe I could even this low grit slurry stone a on the 8000SS and not needing an intermediate stone anyway?

I don't want to buy a stone that needs soaking. So either natural stone
or shapton pro. Naniwa SS are too soft.

Advise/help is appreciated.

Sharpman