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After you get more and more comfortable, another trick to the Slates is a Product called "Smith's Honing Solution" don't know if you guys have it local or not but it works rather well on the slates

Sounds to me like you did pretty good for a first try, work the tools you have in your hands, from the point you are at in the above post the LM should be more then capable of getting you a very...

No :)

Setting the bevel with the 1k = yes

After that you are going to have to mess with some methods to find the best for you, it would not be my first approach to pyramid between the 6k and...

I have used the 1k often I have used the 6k king only on a rare occasion.. This gives a good solid Bevel setter and a Hone on the High side of Sharpening

The Slate will work how it wants to, you...