Originally Posted by
jaswarb
Tyler if I can toss in something from my limited experience...........When the bevel is set as you do it should be a very sharp razor already. The marks can hone off without the two planes of the edge actually meeting.
Good test for this is shaving arm hair. You could also strop up the razor and shave it. It should already be sharp just not necessarily something you want to shave with. The middle grits 4k-6K are where it goes to being scary sharp. When you get to 8k you should be able to live with that edge in total comfort. Anything above 8k is icing on the cake and there are lots of ways to make icing.
There is only one way to make a bevel. Both sides of the edge need to meet evenly and straight to form a cutting edge. The width of where they meet can be as small as .5 microns or smaller.
Hope it is helpful