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The "ideal" synthetic progression is one in which the grit doubles each step. You can do that with some hones like Shapton. You can go 1K, 2K, 4K, 8K, 16K and then all the way to 30K if you wish....

Unless a blade is badly pitted or chipped. You normally can set the bevel on a 1K, although I have used lower grit stones on some razors that needed restoration.

Dropping back to a lower grit...