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That'll be a good progression. I had an identical progression for tools for a good part of a decade.

Spend a little extra time on the 5 and 12k and the gaps will be a cinch, and remember the 15...

5 and 8 are almost the same stone. About 3 and 2 micron, respectively. I'd do 2 and 8k if I were you.

The 5k is three micron. It can follow the 1k (the abrasive is aggressive - the very close steps are good insurance, but not necessary if you remove all of the work of the prior stone).

I'd...

The pro series is fine. You can temper them a lot with a 15 minute soak, they'll be a lot softer and will load less and will do a nice job.

Either a 2k or a 3k would be fine. The 2k halves the...

I hope some of you guys are willing to try soft, mid fineness arkansas stones at some point. They leave the synthetics in the dust in terms of overall honing speed (and they're cheap), leaving you...

"smiths" hard stone (it's not really a hard arkansas) and a diamond card to keep it cutting fast.

Better than any synthetic 1k stone and leaves an edge that requires less clean-up work with...