Quote Originally Posted by Brent375HH View Post
I have a ZY that I would assume is close to a GD. I then bought a 3000/8000 stone that is orange/white and a 10K white stone, WieWei brand.
You can get a shaving edge off of the 8K, I bought the 10K but don't see that it is required to shave. The vinyl strop is only useful with abrasive. Mine came with .5m diamond paste. For me there was a sweet spot on how much to strop to get sharper before the edge went the other way.

By far the best piece of equipment that I bought was a 15X loupe. It gives you a lot of visual feedback on whether your bevel is set all the way to the edge, if you are pressing too hard on the 3K, and how much time on the 8K to polish out what the 3K left.
I'm curious, how is the quality of the Weiwei hone? Ive seen them around, but the price tag and general lack of reviews turned me away from them.

I've been tempted to but like 4 of those ruby red and agate hones and glue the little SOBS together to make one of useful length and width. Mostly I'm interested in the agate as a finisher, but can't find one in a size I like.