Quote Originally Posted by Adam_MA View Post
Would you mind telling me who that member is please?

Thanks in advance
Adam

ChrisL is who sells small amounts...
Also don't confuse sharpness and smoothness, After 4k in general, you are done sharpening the edge, the 8k 10k 12k 16k and even 30k stones are polishing stones... They polish the edge and refine the striations on the edge, they, and/or pastes will not make a dull blade sharp..... I guess they could if you spent enough time at it, so lets just say they are not designed to sharpen... YMMV of course..... From re-reading your original post it seems like yer on the right track though, if the DE blade cuts close, but leaves irritation behind....