I looking at getting a beginning hone set was just wandering on how these the sets are for user friendly and quality. Here the three i'm looking at: naniwa 5k,8k,12k; shapton 4k,8k,16k; nortan 4k,8k with rockwool strop and. 25 and. 5 micron spray. I'm open to other suggestions too or any combination of these stones.