Jimmy, thanks for the compliment.

It has surprised me that guys feel a fine finishing hone is necessary. It is not. An 8K hone will provide a very good shave by itself. The pastes and finer hones do provide a sharper edge and/or a more comfortable shave but they are not a necessity.

The other mistake is that guys feel that a 8k hone will make up for a poor job done on the 4K hone. Guess again, it just does not work that way!