if a person got a norton 4k/8k, a chinese 12k, and a strop would they be pretty much set and self-sufficient as far as maintaining their razors go, assuming they purchase only shave-ready, and they learn how to use their equipment?
The norton will set a bevel just fine, lots of us used it for this purpose back a few years ago. The coarser stones are faster but not necessary, unless you're setting the bevel on a *lot* of razors. Or are just really impatient. Or really want an excuse for that new hone.
For that matter you can shave comfortably off the 8k side once you learn the hone, again this was common practice just a few years ago before chromeox became popular and the high-grit shaptons became affordable.
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