Im a poor college student and i was jsut about to buy a 4000/8000 norton, but low and behold i was the victim of a hit adn run and now i have to pay for soem car work and lost my stash of money for a hone. I don't really have enough money to buy a new hone right now but my dad is a woodworker and sharpens his tools using some DMT 80th anniversary hones. They are diamond stones and the collection is 3 stones, a 600 grit, 1200 grit and an 8000 grit. could i use these for honing in a 1200, 8000 run. I know most people do a 4000, 8000 so that's why i was wondering, would the 1200 take off too much metal, or could you use it only doing a few passes to take off little metal then go to the 8000. ( thats how he does his chissles). Any advice.