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I routinely use sandpaper, 500 & 1000 grit, to remove old oxidized edges and nicks in the edge. It has worked for me, for those purposes, for a number of years. I do hone edge first and it does not...

Sandpapers will do the work up to the 2000 grit ( 4000 Norton)
but what he really needs is a substitute for the Norton/Shapton/etc 8000 grit. Thats why I was suggesting some of the buffing/honing...

After looking at your work on the book binding and the auto interior I can say without a doubt...

1. You belong here! You have OCD just like the rest of us!:)

2. Your work is really nice.

3....

You can use 500 grit wet/dry sandpaper to remove nicks from the edge.
1000 grit to start the bevel. maybe 50 laps
2000 grit ( equal to a 4000 grit Norton) to establish/finish creating the bevel....