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Update! I received the Shapton pro 2k, I really like this stone! Fast and halfway between hard and soft feedback. I do believe it helped bridge the gap between the 1k and 5k nicely. Like many...

It will arrive on Sunday, I am thinking Mon or Tue I will be able to try it out! With my Shapton glass I will know right away if there is a difference. I will report...

How low do you go with this King 8k nagura? I purchased it btw.

Will do! Thank you

Oh yes, that is perfect I am going to purchase that right now. I recently tried the brown cube nagura that came with the Naniwa chosera 1k on my shapton glass 1k to see what would happen and wow!!! ...

As said before I honed up a Hart steel razor up to 8k and the edge looked fantastic tree topping my thick arm hair. Finished the razor on a jnat w/diamond nagura and then tomo nagura. The shave...

That is what I am shooting for more greater elimination of potential mistakes after bevel set!

Well in a strange series of events a co worker of mine wanted to dump his Shapton pro 1k, 5k and 8k for a ridiculously low price! So I picked them up, went home lapped them (he was using them for...

I really appreciate all the responses!

Eric

I just finished doing that 1k-4k shave challenge, it was enlightening! That test gave me more direction on how to improve my edges and the outcome has been great!

I know how important the lower...

If I am reading these responses right then there is no performance advantage in the final edge whether I use a SG or any brand in regards to 1k to 4k vs. 1k, 2k, 4k? Right?

I do the Lynn method of 40 circles with pressure and 40 circles without pressure then 10 or so X stokes. It does work great don't get me wrong. I just wonder if I did those first 40 on the 2k then...

Yeah it what I have been using for a couple of years now, I sometimes wonder if adding a stone right after 1k and before the 4k would set up a smoother edge in the end? I don't like using pressure...

I have Shapton Glass stones and a lot of blades with hard steel, currently using the 1k chosera, SG 4k, 8k for low and mid range. What do you think about that 1k to 4k gap? I am wondering if I...

No worries, I just don't to give off the vibe I was starting anything lol. I would like to add a couple more middle and pre finish stones.

Not trying to start anything just looking for the experiences of others. I am really looking into whether I should stick with what am currently or have fun adding another brand or type of stone the...

Do different brand synthetic stones leave better or worse edges in comparison to each other up to 8k?

For Example only: Shapton glass stones leave crisp edges whereas Naniwa SS stones leave a...