Originally Posted by
ironsidegnr
I can't offer too much more than what has already been states, so I will just add my experience.
I have a set of Naniwa SS (400,1k,5k,8k,12k) and they do EVERYTHING that I need them to do.
I only owned up to a 5K for my first few months and got passable shaves from that, but adding the 8k and then eventually the 12k have drastically improved my shaves. I'm sure that they improved from experience as well, but finer stones probably helped out as well.
Thanks for sharing your experience.
Do you have a lot of need to use something as course as a 400 or is this only really used for remove a lot of metal to remove chips etc? Is it best to re-set the bevel before each hone and work your way up or is it easier just to maintain shave ready on the finer stones?