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The point of the above post is, look at the edge. The goal is the edge, a stria free bevel is a by-product not the goal.

You can strop on metal polish and get a stria free (up to 400x) edge, but...

First, way too many stones. Do 1k, 4k & 8k, perfect each stone and make sure that the bevel is fully set.

It is difficult to determine much from these photos other than to say the stria pattern...

There are folks that “Hone” on a variety of abrasives, smooth cement, bottom of coffee cups, a red brick and all manner of rocks found in the wild.

There are marble gold testing stones that are of...