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Maybe so but it works for me. There have been threads on useing only one hone successfully getting a shave ready edge. One hundred years ago people did not have a chance to not of hones. They only...

If I have to set bevel I first protect the spine with tape.
Set bevel on diamond hone 200-300-400-600 grit.
6,000 grit Waterstone
12,000 oil stone
1/2" glass plate with Theirs Issard strop paste...