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I would happily stop at the 8K level, The only difference in the 8 and 12 is the added smoothness, The blade is just as sharp, And will still pop hairs and pass the HHT from the 8K.

I wasn't in...

I'm not going to bite :D

If your hone a lot then yes you can tell the difference, If your new to honing as the OP is then he should concentrate on the 8K edge. If you can't shave from 8K then you...

I would say if you have the Naniwa 8K then you don't actually need the 12K. The 8K edge is easily good enough to shave with, especially if your using crox as well.

It's also a better learning...