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Speakin' the stone cold truth, brutha.

The OP was looking at the same set of hones that you have, I believe. I think I should have added to my post that if you have a Naniwa 12K, why would you stop honing at the 8K level?? ;)

I, respectfully, differ with you on this point. The difference between the edge at the 8K level and the edge at the 12K level *is* measurable.

Redcane,

If you want to save some money that would allow you to buy a cheap King 1K and a DMT 325, you could go with the Naniwa 3/8K combo instead of two seperate stones, the 5k and the 8K.

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