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the ceramics I have are very, very hard. so I lap them only when I've really worn them smooth. The king 4k only gets used on scandi ground knives, and gets lapped pretty often. I'm getting a good...

So, for the guys who have used both the 10k and the 12k, is the 12k better enough to justify spending more than twice the price? If its hands down more than twice as good, and will fit within my...

I do lots of knife sharpening free-hand as well, and I use all the same stones. its all a matter of what kind of edge you want. for most knives I just use the 800 as it gives a nice toothy edge, but...

Are you saying 8k with stropping or shaving straight off the 8k? the other part of the thing here is I have no idea how my 8k compares to any other 8k. I'm sure I'll get it sooner or later.

That's what I figured as well, and when I was honing before, I thought the barbers hone was working. Now, that said, maybe it works better once I get to the higher polish (which I was getting before...

First the background:
I've had my straights in storage for a couple years and have been DE-ing it for a while. I've recently decided to try to get back to the straights at least once and a while....