I have been looking around but I am having trouble finding what I am looking for. So will someone either tell me or point me in the right direction? What am I looking for at the en of each grit in my progression. What I have are the following:

1k
4k
8k
~12k (Chinese)
16k
crox

i already know that the 1k is the bevel setter and that it should easily pop hair all along the edge, but what else should I look for?

I know that that when I am done with the 8k I should be able to test shave smooth after stropping, again what else should I see?

Oh and before I forget, I am lookin what I should see right off the hone, before stropping.

thanks