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I think this is exactly what I'm saying when I say that there's no point in trying to replicate a professionally honed edge with an 8k stone. The 8k edge should shave but not like a 20k edge. If it...

I agree with this but I think we have all seen that it is often suggested to new guys, even those just wanting to maintain an already good edge, that they get a Norton 4/8k. That may be a good stone...

While what you are saying appears to be true, I don't think anyone is using an 8K to set a bevel either. I think the question that earcutter is proposing is why have we settled on 8k as the benchmark...

The one thing I've begun to caution new guys about is that getting a good shaving edge from an 8k is not the same as one finished one or two steps beyond that. And your attempts to get the same edge...