Originally Posted by
pinklather
Jimmy tells ya right, Daniel.
On finishing, a member communicating w/ Heribert Wacker's son mentioned that HW thought anything above 10k was a waste. Glen will often say that anything above 8k is all subjective personal preference. You start shopping naturals, and you're gonna part w/ some money. And it won't guarantee you'll have a good stone - or that you'll know how to use it well. Plus, you're going to run into blades/steels that don't like your nice new natural. Having the synthetic finisher gives you a reliable fallback position. Nani, Shapton - Lynn has posted favorably about the Sigma 13k. When a blade gives me fits, I reach for the Nani. I may use some CBN after that, but the edge from the stone is quite respectable.