Thread: Building a set of hones

Originally Posted by Jimbo

I guess you could whack something in between the 1.2K and the 8K - like say a 4K stone.
James.

Indeed, it would take a very long time going from 1.2 to 8k without a stepping hone in between. 4k is the recommended hone of choice. Also some people set their bevels on 4k and only use a 1k hone for chip removal, I however, like setting bevels with 1k.