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Well, in terms of polishing, yes the Chinese 12k does an excellent job for it's price. And since you are thinking about getting the D8EE, a good polishing stone is all you really need.

But the...

I put the procedure for the razor in my previous post, up above.

For the knife: it was a 3 inch pocket knife, overall good shape but it was dull, had visible flat spots on the blade's edge. Knives...

Yep, test results are positive for both razors and knives. That'll teach me to question the cutting power of diamonds.:w

I'll give it a shot, right now...

(5 minutes actual hone time, 3 or 4 minutes to assess the edge, a few more to write it up)

...and the results were surprisingly good!

10 or so passes on the...

The D8EE is a great 8k hone, it will remove the 1200 grit scratches very quickly (like 10 strokes) while the Coticule will need more but give superior results.

If you generate a slurry on the...

You don't really need the DMT C (325) or DMT E (1200) at all, sandpaper will suffice for lapping stones and setting bevels, but they sure make things a lot easier.

The 1200 grit DMT E (not EE) is...

We tried to do this a while ago: http://straightrazorpalace.com/advanced-honing-topics/15797-compendium-hones-their-grits.html

The problem is that the effective grit rating is determined by more...

This is a very hard set of requirements to accommodate.

Knives need different grit levels and techniques than straight razors do and the stones used for knives really need to be lapped before...

+1 to all of the above. Knifeforums.com is a great place

But the DMTC is really too coarse for sharpening most knives. It would be well suited to reforming a completely beat up edge, but for...