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Yup, I probably won't be doing much lapping, so I think I'll just grab the D6E for sharpening kitchen knives, then grab a king 4k and chinese 12k eventually.

So for lapping with glass or tile, do...

Ooh. That's a bummer. Maybe I'll go with the D6E then...
Man, that really stinks. Do you think the D6C would be large enough to lap, say a 8x2x1 chinese 12k?

Yeah, now I'm thinking that perhaps I'll grab a D8E (1200 grit) for now, and wait on the finer/more expensive hones. As you guys have mentioned, I'm not really going to need a 1.2k or an 8k for just...

Right, I'm not going to get the .6k, just was thinking about the 1.2k and the 8k with a pasted strop as finisher. But as I said, I'm also going to be doing some minor repairs.

I've heard that...

So you think the W4EE and W4E along with a pasted strop would be an OK setup to do some minor edge repair? Or would the small surface area make for too much of a headache for a beginner? I'm not...

Well I've also got some old razors I've picked up from ebay and the like, and I'd like to bring them back to shave-ready condition. None are in terribly bad condition, but they're definitely in need...

So a while back I bought my first (shave-ready) straight razor from the classifieds, and haven't looked back. Shaving has become the highlight of my day, and I'm constantly reading up on better ways...