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Belgians are a bit finer and many people use them as finishing stones. I had bad experiences with mine a while ago, but I will be re-checking if I got a bad specimen or my technique was bad.

You can go Japanese a bit cheaper. Lee Valley carries one for $50US http://www.leevalley.com/wood/page.aspx?c=1&p=33019&cat=1,43072,43071&ap=1 and this guy on e-bay has the same price...

Chris,
Thanks for reminding me to clarify. By "you don't need any coarser hones" I mean that Gorila doesn't need any hones in the 4000-6000 range. If he is planning on restoring lots of oldies, a...

Lithide's cutting rate is MUCH slower than Norton's. You probably COULD do it, but I'm not sure how quickly it would work on old blades. If I were you, I'd either get the 8k or a Japanese...