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They do, it's totally up to your face. Most that stop honing on say an 8k usually choose to go to a pasted strop (there again, some are ok w/ that edge, but not me personally). Others go to higher...

You definitely need to learn to strop before trying to hone. Two different motions and techniques. You need to learn how to maintain an edge before trying to create it w/ stones. Get some cheap balsa...