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The thing I like Shaptons lower grits is that they don't go out of shape so easily as other stones while still cutting very quick. Having said that, the 1k stone would be as low as I would go for a...

Softer stone conform more to bevel shape as they give. Shaptons are relatively very hard and produce very flat bevel shape, and for some harsher finish.

I think the only advantage you would have staying with an all Shapton line up is that they are all relatively very hard stones to each other. This might make honing a bit faster being that the flater...