Originally Posted by
cudarunner
You seem to be falling into the 'trap' that many that are new to honing fall prey to.
I personally feel that until you can get a close and 'comfortable' shave off the 8K you don't need to be going up in the grits.
Until you learn to 'walk' using the lower grits, you won't ever learn to 'run' with the higher grits. pinklather has the G20 and loves it, but he has about 2+ grand already invested in hones and a few years of serious honing under his belt.
He's bringing it along when we ride together to the Northwest Meet this Fall so that I can give it a go.
With that said, you can ask him or others what they think of my edge off of the Naniwa 12K.
You won't find any complaints! In fact you will find praise!
Take your time, learn to walk and when you are ready to learn to run, you will run well! :tu
ps; Listen to Oz as I always find his counsel sound!