Thread: What are different grit hones for?

I use my 1k to set the bevel, and everything from there is just polishing (picked this up from JoeD and I happen to trust him and agree with him). Here, hones are the same as sandpaper - each hone will remove the scratches from the previous hone and impart smaller and/or shallower scratches as the edge becomes more polished. Moving through the progression properly will allow you to totally remove the scratches from the previous hone while spending the least amount of time on each given hone. In that regard, you need to find what fits your budget and the amount of time you plan/have/want to spend on your hones.

PS I've seen the hone-sandpaper analogy used several times by various members, so I take no credit for it.