Thread: Progression on honing

i have seen a lot questions about progression while you hone the blade.
Generally everyone accept if you go from one grit to another by doubling the grit you should be ok. example. 4000k next go to 8k etc so on.

I have tried a little different progressions and i thought this will help.
i used 1k for set up then i used 3k japan hone then 4k then 8k norton next i went to Panama razor hone ,next i used 2,5 grit past then chromium oxide ,strop and check the blade.
By doing this i did get excellent result. what is important about this progression is i was not doubling the grit when i go from 1 to another.
As a result i did get end result faster then if i use doubling method. another good outcome is there is less space for mistake.
Problem in this method is
Too many hones.
Think about ,1k,3k,4k,8k,razor hone, pastes.
End result
By using too many hones you will less likely make a mistake and you will loose less time.
Again you will end up too many hones.
In above method i spend less then 1 minute on 4k.
if you guys have a different opinions shoot it.