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Naniwa. They do not need soaking, and they cut faster than Norton. You do need to lapp them under running water due to swarf build up. Since I got a set of Nani's, my Nortons are collecting dust....I also have BBW's, Coti's and DMT's I guess I never throw anything out. It nice to have some versatility in your honing....If it's in your means, I'd get the Nani's, and look for a nice Coti Combo stone...My two cents...
Coticule is just fun to play with. BTW, Naniwa makes a 12k ,which is an awesome finisher, when you follow up with some CRox..
You can go with their 3k and 8k, or 5k and 10k or get them all....
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What a mess?
Unfortunately this is natural
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The norton 4/8K setup is definiately a good setup. Lots of work can be done on the Nortons.
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I'm with zib on this. I would say more broadly look at a Japanese water stone that doesn't need to be soaked.
The Naniwa SS's fit the bill and are economical. The 3k & 8K can be purchased for about the same as the Nortons. (SRD brings it into that range).