Quote Originally Posted by Magpie View Post
Guess my question got buried, so I will ask again,

According to Lynn, there is no need to wipe the edge, as honing on the 4K will essentially revert the edge to the 4k level.

Therefore, is it not also true that honing on the 8K would take a highly polished edge (like off a J-nat or Shapton 30K) ?
Sorta

Taking a 30k or a Highly finished edge back to an 8k will put scratches on the edge but it won't necessarily dull the edge..