Quote Originally Posted by ace View Post
The Norton 4K/8K is a perfectly good stone, but it is not ideal for touch-ups, the purpose the OP intends to use his stone for is:

"I only will be using it for razors in perfect condition honed by a honemeister previously, so no restoring or anything."

In the OP's case the Naniwa SS 12K is the cheapest and most relevant stone.
Oh yeah, you're right! Missed that. The Shapton 16k is what I use for touchups...I do find I tend to take my razors back to the Norton 8 about every six months too. I guess that would depend on stropping, care, hair, etc. I've only ever had a Norton 4/8 and a Shapton 16k, and to be honest, can't see much of a reason to get anything else. It seems to me that those two hones are all I 'need'. Then again, I was also adamant I needed only three razors...