Quote Originally Posted by onimaru55 View Post
Hate to tell you but the Shapton 12 k you ordered is very abrasive ... for a 12 k at least.... so it is not the least abrasive manner for honing but it may be appropriate.
My question to you is how do you know what is appropriate & when do you stop honing? If you have a method you will be fine. You will likely need to do less than you think.
My current thoughts are to hone on the 8 k till hair popping time, repolish with the 12k and then finish on 1 and .3 3m micron film. From the 12 k up all with stropping strokes no back and forth (using 7:1 depending on how it comes along)