So I've got a vintage Friodur that I've honed up to 8K and gotten a very nice shave or two. I'd like to polish it up but I'm wondering--I've got a Naniwa12K, a Dark Blue Escher, and my Japanese Naturals.

What would be a good starting point for each of those in terms of strokes? I'm having a hard time getting the TPT to tell me the difference between an 8K edge and a polished edge, and Stainless worries me because I've heard they can be tricky on the final polish, so I'm hesitant to just start honing and testing without any reference.

Any advice would be welcome.

Thanks!
Jim