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I f I am not wrong that 1/6k combo is a King stone. I find those to be kind of slow for the job. A very standard stone is 4/8k Norton. 1k for bevel setter, can be Naniwa super stone, Naniwa Chosera,...

I figured Glen, I do not use tooth brush to clean the glaze off a stone :).
there are naguras and other things for that.
@ Op take up Glen's offer :)

12k stone does not hone it just smoothens the edge.
If your edge has gotten dull beyond the point of refreshing on polishing stone only then you need to go to lower grit and go up from there.
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