I have recently read through a lot of honing information and eventually came across joel's guide on badger & blade comparing a bunch of different honing equipment using dovo blades.

He states that his personal opinion was that the DMT Dia-Sharp 8000 plate cut faster than the 4000 side of the norton and was smoother than the 8k side. Has anyone else found this to be true? I will eventually have a need for something more coarse than my chinese 12k. If it does in face cut faster do you think it would be able to put a bevel on ebay razors or would I need something more coarse?