Thread: Very smooth but not sharp

Originally Posted by MODINE

More like Russ said. You will need to go higher than 8K to finish smooth.

I disagree with that, but I suppose it'll vary from person to person. I get close, smooth shaves off my Naniwa 8k, and I've done it off the Norton 8k, Naniwa 5k, Dragon's Tongue, and BBW's before (to name a few other stones in the 8k range).