Quote Originally Posted by RezDog View Post
I used to shave off my Norton 8K and get a very nice shaveable edge. In my early times here it was common to see people say there is no point in going to higher grit hones until you can get a good shave from an 8K.
I shaved off of a 6K yesterday. I was using my new Suehiro "Dual Stone." As 6K is the highest I got, I just thought I'd give it a shot. Just to see. No problems! I mean I did use my regular strop progression afterwards consisting of a run on a 1 micron diamond pasted felt pad, and then a run on the CrOx before hitting the linen and leather.

I can't say I'm surprised - I put on a great bevel. It all begins there.

Crazy.

I prefer a finer stone finish though. But sure, like you said, you can shave off an 8K. No worries at all.