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I had the old Henckels (Naniwa SS hones) 3/8 combo for a bit, that was a well designed setup it had all the advantages of the combo hones and none of the disadvantages because of the way the holder...

You are going to be hard pressed to improve on the Naniwa 12k edge on most razors..

If you are going to go Shapton go all in, but I honestly can't advise it as a great investment in improvement.....