Originally Posted by
shooter74743
It may take a few times to get it right, but by taking the minimalist approach you shouldn't hurt a thing. If you have a pasted (chromium oxide or .5 diamond) strop (leather, balsa, etc.) you might use it 20-30x, then plain leather first. If that doesn't work, then take the stone route followed by the pasted strop, then plain leather. If you don't have a pasted strop (I don't recall if you have one or not), then go as planned on the 8K stone.
BTW, which 8K do you have for reference purposes?