Thanks, I will try that. The blade is coming along but taking longer than I thought it should.
Thanks,
Richard
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On the Shapton USA website in regard to using their stones it says,"The most important concept when using the Shapton system is achieving consistency at a given grit level before moving up to the next finer stone. At the 2000 grit level, your tool should be perfectly shaped. It is ineffective to attempt to reshape your tool at any finer grit level. If you have built a good foundation at the coarse grit level, very little work will be required at the finer grit levels".
I would think about a 4K before I went for a 30K. I have to go back and hit the hones to try for a better edge after shave testing but I have a good foundation. I agree with the other posters that the jump from the 1K to the 8K is too big.