Hi all,


I'm gonna start honing very soon.
One piece of advice that comes back regularly is:
after each set of circles, strokes, or passes, constantly test/check your progress so you know when to move on to the next hone (e.g. not too early with an unset bevel or not to late with an overhoned edge).

That I understand.
In particular for being done with the bevel: you should be able to shave/pop arm air and the TNT (thumbnail test) should be "positive".

Now my problem is that after that (once on a 3k or 4k and higher), the only test I know is the TPT (thumbpad test).

So my questions are:
- what other honing tests are out there to tell you when you're done with a 4k, a 8k, a 12k...?
- if only the TPT exits, then how do you feel the difference between a 4K-TPT and a 8k-TPT...?

I hope this makes sense.
If that helps, I'm gonna use
- Naniwa SuperStone 2k, 5k, 8k, 12k
- Chinese 12k
- CrOx paste.
And I've read the most of the wiki and forum posts.


Thank you
Christophe