Quote Originally Posted by Hirlau View Post
I did not lap my 220, I don't set bevels with it, I only use it for rough repair jobs. I did lap my 1000, 4/8 : I don't own a Naniwa 12K, so I will not comment. I finish my lapped stones with a few strokes on a DMT 1200. I don't leave anything above a 4K,with a DMT 325 finish.
I have yet to really notice a difference on the razor edge from a hone lapped from DMT 1200 vs the DMT 325. That could merely be a function showing that I have yet to enter a zen state of honing prowess, lol. So, out of paranoia, on my part, I also lap my higher grit hones and naturals with a DMT 1200 after the 325, if for nothing else to raise a slurry. It would be interesting to see if someone could show a comparison of an edge via microscope, for example, on an edge off a Nani 12K lapped off of a 325 vs 1200 to see if there is a visible difference. Or, if that difference doesn't show visually, we could have a detailed description of shave feel from each method. My guess would be that most of the time the results from each are comparable but the odds for more keenness and smoothness are improved when you have lapped a finer surface on your hone since more of it can now have contact with your edge.