Fellas, I have a question and let me first tell you my set up. I am starting off setting the bevel with a Spyderco fine ceramic on a smiling blade. Everything is fine and the hairs are popping, even getting some tree topping, before moving on to the lapped 4k/8k Norton stone. The Spyderco feels so smooth and then the 4k feels like I am pushing the blade through dirt. Just a reall unsmooth backwards feel. Also, it seems as if the blade is getting less sharp. I know that the grit system grading from wetstone to ceramic is apples and oranges but does a 1200 to 2000 ceramic stone feel that much smoother than a 4k wetstone? I am thinking about tossing my wets and going with strictly ceramic.