Thank you to all that post advice, comments, and videos to those of us just starting out. I have been at this hobby for almost a year now, and today was a monumental milestone for me. It all started earlier this evening, when the DHL man arrived with my shuobudani type 100 with tomo nagura, botan, mejiro, and tenjyou asano naguras. I have finally become proficient with my norton 4/8k and shapton 12k, but have just been wanting a smoother edge. My hat is off to maksim from japanese natural stones for helping me pick out everything. The new jnat performed even better than I was expecting. I was nervous because I tried my luck at a coticule, and just could not get good results. The edge on my W&B celebrated is now so smooth and sharp, all after my very first attempt! Now I guess I can try to get the same quality edge on my other razors, and fall even deeper into this wonderful addiction.