Ok team here's my deal:
I have a Japanese waterstone set with 800/3000 combo, a 6000, an 8000 and i just picked up a 12k chinese today. I have an SRD rock hard felt (with premium fabric) treated with Cromium Oxide spray, a Classic shaving black latigo 2" strop and I have a whipped dog poor mans strop kit on the way.

I have been able to hone out chips and frowns and take a razor to what I would call a shave ready razor (no where close to the highly tuned blades that lynn hones!!! but passable).

I would like to take my razors to a better place of sharpness as I find that fresh of the 8k and CrO and strop the edge leaves me a little more red than I would like.

I generally work in sets of 20, 10x, 20 and repeat until the razor can do a neat pass. As I have not had the 12k Until today, I have not seen how it will improve the edge.

any and all help would be greatly appreciated!