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Just in case you do decide on some Shaptons there is a budget model called the M5. About the same price as Kings. It is less stone than the Pros as it is bonded to a non usable side but for razors...

Don't give up on the Kings without a bit more experimenting but in regards to the Shaps, I have all the Pros bar the 30k & found I could skip the 8k & just go to the 12k from the 5k. Again just...

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Yes, maybe more 12k will help. Your stones are not really well matched in that the Kings are much softer than the Shapton & will give a slightly different contour to the...