Quote Originally Posted by bobernet View Post
... I would say I use about 1lb of downforce on the blade when using the 4k and at the beginning on the 8k. As I get close, I ease off and use less pressure on the 8k, ...
This is exactly my experience as well. I have a slightly different finisher with a 12k stone and pasted paddle, but the pillar of what the edge is, I build on the Norton.

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