Well, I wasn't sure if I should post this in the newb forum (seeing as I am one), but since it deals specifically with hones/strops, I figured I'd put it here.
Anyway, I'm planning on picking up a paddle strop starter set from Tony (along with a seconds hanging strop) and sometime in the future get a norton 4k/8k as well.
The only thing is, I'm not sure with which compounds to paste the paddle strop. From what I've read, 3.0µ, 1.0µ and 0.5µ paste seems pretty standard. However, according to a grit size chart I saw, a 4k grit is rougly 2µ particle size and 8k is about 1µ. If my honing process were to involve both the paddle strop and the norton, and seeing as it's particle size is larger than the norton 4k, wouldn't having 3.0µ paste not be all that useful?
The surface of a pasted strop and norton stone are obviously going to be different anyway, but I'm still a little confused here.
Any advice, info, comments or experience is welcome. I'm looking to find out as much as I can :)